About The Artist
The daughter of Juanita Pino, Sofia Pino (1932-2010) married Rafael Medina (1929-1998) in 1948. In the beginning they lived with his grandmother, Trinidad Medina, and Sofia learned to make Zia pottery from her.
Lois Medina (1959-2003) was a daughter of Sofia and Rafael Medina and a sister of Marcellus Medina. She learned to make pottery from her grandmother Juanita Pino and her mother Sofia. She created traditional Zia pottery and was known for her distinctive style of painted surfaces.
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