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   Tina Garcia was a granddaughter of Severa Tafoya (1890-1973) who was a sister of Van Gutierrez of Lela and Van fame.  Tina's mom, Lydia Tafoya, was from Santa Clara Pueblo and her father, Santiago Garcia, from Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, so Tina signed her pottery with her name and the names of both pueblos.

Tina received awards as early as the 1974 Santa Fe Indian Market, where she took a First Place ribbon.  She continued getting First Place awards and Best of Division awards for her pottery and one can understand why she received so many awards when looking at this highly-polished red jar.

Read more about this pottery here..