About The Artist
Susie Charlie is a well-known award-winning Navajo Nation Potter credited for her meticulous hand etched and hand painted traditional, yet contemporary colorful pueblo, wedding, and seed pot pottery. Her blending of modern and traditional style of pottery; with intricate geometric designs and hand incised feather etchings is very popular to Native American Indian Pottery Collectors.
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About the Navajo (Diné) Nation
The Navajo Nation, or Diné Bikéyah, is the largest Native American reservation in the United States, spanning over 27,000 square miles across the dramatic landscapes of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Diné (which translates perfectly to “The People”) have a profoundly rich artistic heritage. While globally recognized for their master-level silversmithing and intricate textile weavings, they also boast a distinct and deeply traditional approach to pottery and sculptural arts. Characterized by warm, golden pine-pitch coatings, earthy fire clouds, and expressive hand-sculpted clay or stone forms, these works are rooted in the guiding philosophy of hózhó—a concept of walking in beauty, harmony, and balance with the natural world. Today, Navajo pottery and sculpture serve as a stunning reflection of their deep spiritual connection to the earth and their enduring cultural legacy.
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