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A long time ago, my thrifting journey kicked off when my aunt passed away, leaving behind her house and all its contents to us. Tasked with selling off the items the family didn't want to keep, I found myself diving headfirst into the world of discovering new and intriguing things. I was truly astounded by the variety of items that people were interested in buying from us! Now, my husband and I have turned this passion into a shared hobby, traveling far and wide to attend auctions, sift through thrift stores, explore estate sales, and scour garage sales. Each item we come across becomes an opportunity for me to delve into research and learn something new. For us, it's not just about making a sale, but about the joy of acquiring knowledge. Interacting with customers is a highlight of our thrifting adventure. We take great care in packaging each item, sending it off with well wishes for a safe journey to its new home. Our hope is that whoever receives our packages will come to love the items as much as we do.
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Santa Clara Pueblo Bear Ashtray/trinket Tray
Santa Clara has a long history of pottery making and there are more than 200 active potters in the pueblo today. Until the 1920s, the majority of Santa Clara pottery was undecorated redware, blackware or made of a natural micaceous clay. In the late 1920s Sarafina Gutierrez Tafoya and her daughter, Margaret Tafoya, developed what is now known as deep-carved blackware. The two women were also instrumental in promoting the "bear claw" as a pueblo signature until today, it is the most recognized Santa Clara symbol. The Tafoyas also bucked the trend of producing smaller and smaller wares by creating some of the largest vessels ever made in the southwest. Today, the pottery tradition at Santa Clara is to constantly modify the tradition. Potters have been experimenting with their art for years and essentially created the field of miniatures. They also developed the art of sgraffito by scratching and painting elaborate designs that include pueblo dancers, nature scenes, animals and ancient Mimbres designs.
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- Listed Feb 28, 2025
