Maho, Garrett

Hopi-Tewa potter Garrett Maho
Garrett Maho was born into the Hopi Rabbit/Tobacco Clan in March 1976. He learned how to make pottery the traditional way, first with his grandmother, Marilyn Mahle, then with his aunt, Gloria Mahle. Later in life he took advantage of opportunities to work with Jacob Koopee, too.

Garrett likes making the traditional shapes he learned growing up but he also likes to incorporate neoclassical designs on his pieces. He says he finds his designs among the prehistoric Hopi pueblos and among the designs his grandmother collected in her notebook, which has been passed down in the family.

Since selling his first jar in 1996, Garrett has gone on to earn numerous ribbons for his work, including the Helen Naha Memorial Award for Excellence in Traditional Pottery at the Santa Fe Indian Market.

Some Awards Garrett has earned

  • 2023 Santa Fe Indian Market, Mark Tahbo Award
  • 2023 Santa Fe Indian Market, Division IIB, Category 601 – Painted polychrome pottery in the style of Hopi, any form, First and Second Place ribbons, plus an Honorable Mention ribbon
  • 2019 Santa Fe Indian Market, Classification II – Pottery, Division B – Traditional painted pottery, Category 601 – Painted polychrome pottery in the style of Hopi, any form: First Place
  • 2019 Santa Fe Indian Market, Classification II – Pottery, Division B – Traditional painted pottery, Category 601 – Painted polychrome pottery in the style of Hopi, any form: Second Place
  • 2019 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, Classification II – Pottery, Division A – Painted, native clay, hand build, fired out-of-doors: Second Place. Awarded for artwork: “A Walk on Hopi Land”
  • 2018 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market: Classification II – Pottery: Best of Classification. Awarded for artwork: “Talking with the Clay”
  • 2018 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, Classification II – Pottery, Division A – Painted, native clay, hand built, fired out-of-doors: First Place. Awarded for artwork: “Talking with the Clay”
  • 2016 Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture: Best of Show. Museum of Northern Arizona. Award for pot, “A Prayer for All”
  • 2016 Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture: Pottery: First Place. Museum of Northern Arizona. Awarded for artwork, “A Prayer for All”
  • 2010 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Classification II – Pottery, Division B – Traditional, Native clay, hand built, unpainted, including ribbed, First Place
  • 2008 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Classification II – Pottery, Division A – Traditional, Native clay, hand built, painted, Honorable Mention
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