Daubs, Dennis

“I use a different design on every piece of pottery that I make and each one is a challenging and rewarding one to complete.”

Dennis Daubs (Oboweya: “Early morning runner before the kachina dance”) was born into Jemez Pueblo in 1960. Inspired by his grandmother, Elvira Gachupin, and his great-grandmother, Maria Sanchez, he started gathering clay and experimenting with making pottery when he was 18. He soon decided to specialize in making red or black polished pottery and decorating it with sgraffito designs. His sgraffito designs usually include detailed animals and kachina dancers with various geometric designs around them.

Dennis grew up at Jemez Pueblo but his father was from San Ildefonso, a distant relative of Maria Martinez.

Some Awards Earned by Dennis

• 1988 Gallup InterTribal Indian Ceremonial. Class. – Pottery, Div. – Bowl, plate, Second Place
• 1984 Santa Fe Indian Market. Class. – Pottery, Cat. 1310 – Sgraffito style, First Place and Third Place
• 1983 Santa Fe Indian Market. Class II – Pottery, Div. H – MIniatures, Third Place
  Class – Jewelry, Div. G – Nontraditional, new forms, First Place