Senora Lynch

North Carolina · connectedBorn 1963

Native American potter

Worked at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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I make lots of turtles in many of my designs. Because the turtle is a symbol of Mother Earth, it is the symbol of long life.

He showed me these pieces of pottery and told me this is what our ancestors did. The shapes they would make and this is how they would make the textures. I just remember him one day looking at me. Our eyes met and he said you're really good at this.

I'm responsible for letting the world know about our people here and representing us as native people. Hopefully, they're proud of me

Everything goes into making pottery. Your energy goes into the pots, your joy, your love goes into making the pots. My mom would tell me, put your spirit in your art so people can see who you are and where you came from.