Martha Apple Leaf Fender, b. 1950

"(My main influences were] Maria and Desideria, I remember I grew up with her [Desideria] and later I worked with Carlos. I learned how to really make them (pottery] from him. He would help make them for us and then he would smash them down and get us to make them ourselves. I enjoy the black and also do green on red, it's different - but I haven't worked on those lately It was supposed to be white like Uncle Albert [Vigil] but it cooled to green. I got the color from Uncle Tse-Pe. I like working with it- it's something new. Erik (Fender] learned from my mom and I and now he does most of the painting for me - so much easier."