Rebecca Catterall on wed 9 nov 11
I studied with Maria Martinez - a nice white kid from New York. The techn=
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unique which is why I studied with her. Not only did she and her family=3D2=
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members encourage us to learn their techniques they discussed their tradi=
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and culture. I tried their imagery and made up some of my own. I even use=
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Japanese brush painting which really mixed things up. The point is we can=
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learn from each other and expand what we do. Walk in another's shoes. Mar=
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even let me use her burnshing stone the two weeks I studied with her. A=3D2=
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highlight of a trip across the country soon after was a tour of her home =
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pueblo. And now I am back to making black on blackware with some alterati=
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