[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        CONGRATULATING LISA HOLT

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                      HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2018

  Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 
to congratulate Lisa Holt of Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico for her role 
in the Pueblo Pottery Mug project and her success as a Native artist.
  The Pueblo Pottery Mug project started as a collaboration between 
five Pueblo artists and the first Pueblo-owned Starbucks in New Mexico. 
The mugs were first sold in 2016 at the Starbucks store in Albuquerque. 
Each mug was handcrafted by a different Pueblo artist to celebrate the 
opening of the new store and to symbolize the collaboration between New 
Mexico Pueblos and Starbucks. After quickly selling out of the unique 
mugs--selling over 6,000 mugs--the Shumakolowa gift shop collaborated 
with the artists to sell mugs at their location in the Indian Pueblo 
Cultural Center.
  Ms. Holt comes from an illustrious family of artists and first 
learned the methods of making pottery from her mother. Her work is 
unique because it involves collaboration with an artist from another 
Pueblo. In this beautiful blend of culture and art, clay from her 
native Pueblo is sent to Santo Domingo to be painted. Ms. Holt's work 
typically incorporates traditional Cochiti traditions such as human and 
animal figures, but she has been working to expand some of these 
designs into more contemporary forms.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud Lisa Holt for being a part of the Pueblo 
Pottery Mug project. This project has given the community, as well as 
visitors to New Mexico, an opportunity to appreciate usable pieces of 
art that are inspired by Native culture and traditions. I look forward 
to seeing this project continue to flourish and support talented Native 
artists from Pueblos throughout New Mexico.

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