Hopi-Tewa Pottery

• Small portable lamp (clamp is best)
• Seat cushion

Monday:

• Introductions
• History of how Hopi-Tewa Pottery and its reintroduction back to the Hopi/Tewa people.
• Demo – how to make clay by hand
• Demo – hand coiling technique
• Students will begin to mold pottery

Tuesday:

• Continue hand coiling pottery, 9 am – 12 pm
• Start drying pottery
• Sketch out designs

Wednesday:

• Sand and level pottery with sandpaper
• Start polishing/burnishing pottery with riverbed stones

Thursday:

• Continue polishing/burnishing
• Start designing on pots in pencil
• Demo – creating hematite/Beeweed paint and other clay/slip colors.

Friday:

• Continue painting pots
• Start preheating pottery

Saturday:

• 6 am – Start firing pottery
• Noon – Open fire pit
• After pots cool, the class will end

Dorothy Ami (Hopi-Tewa) is from the village of Polacca at First Mesa in Arizona. She began practicing the art of Hopi-Tewa pottery 30 years ago under her cousin and innovator in Hopi pottery, Mark Tahbo. She later went on to win several awards in competitions, including the Museum of Northern Arizona’s Annual Hopi Show, the NAU Road Scholar Program, and other private organizations. Dorothy and her husband Emerson Ami have been featured in many publications, including Talking with Clay in the 21st Century and Hopi Tiles. In 2001, she was featured in the SWAIA Magazine as one of the top 10 artists to see at the Santa Fe Indian Market. Dorothy Ami is also the founder and owner of Smoking Trails Arts & Crafts, specializing in Hopi-Tewa Arts and Crafts.

Facebook: Smoking Trails Arts & Crafts

Native American & Inland Empire Teacher Scholarships 

We recently made some changes to our scholarship application process.

Generous donors have made scholarships and fellowships for adult workshops available on a limited basis for these specific groups:

1. Native American Community Leaders, Artists, Members, and Teachers
2. Inland Empire Teachers, Professors, and Graduate Students

Scholarships include tuition, lab fee, dorm housing, and all meals provided by the campus dining service. We believe in allowing everyone a chance to experience the transformative power of art at Idyllwild Arts. In order to reach as many as possible with this opportunity we are happy to extend each applicant one scholarship. These scholarships are designed to provide access to arts based educational opportunities that will advance your personal and professional development as well as the Indigenous community(ies) you come from. You are responsible for paying the $50 application fee and transportation to and from campus. A short essay (200 to 750 words) expressing how this opportunity will benefit you and your community is required, we want to hear from you! We also ask that you provide screenshots of your last two W2s so that the scholarship committee can identify financial need and assess the scholarship amount to be offered. We are pleased to offer scholarships in two categories.

• Full Scholarship: students receive meals, housing, and tuition and lab fee (room and board if applicable).
• Half Scholarship: students receive approximately half off their tuition (room and board if applicable)

For more detailed information and a Scholarship FAQ please read Adult Scholarships FAQs.

Scholarship Details: 

1. Native American Community Members, Leaders, Artists, and Teachers
   For adults 19 and older with current tribal affiliation, the scholarship brings community leaders, artists, members, and teachers to workshops at Idyllwild Arts to benefit both the scholarship recipients themselves and those in their schools or tribal communities. Applicants who demonstrate financial need may receive priority. We also offer scholarships for Native American Teens for both the Summer Program and the Academy.
2. Inland Empire Teachers, Professors, and Graduate Students
   For teachers and graduate students from the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and the adjacent areas), this scholarship brings teachers and graduate students to Idyllwild Arts to attend Native American Arts workshops. The Native American Arts Workshops benefit both recipients and their students and communities, providing culturally appropriate instruction and professional development to teachers and graduate students. Applicants with financial needs may receive priority. These scholarships are made possible through the generous support of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians.

Click here for more information about adult scholarships.