Marlin Hemlock
(Seneca, married into Santa Clara, collaborates with his wife, Phyllis Hemlock; sgraffito & carved redware & blackware jars, bowls, wedding vases, some with turquoise insets)
Exhibitions:
1995 - Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show
Favorite Designs: Avanyu, clouds, bears
Marlin Hemlock is a Seneca Indian from the Iroquois Confederacy in upstate New York and Canada. He is married to Santa Clara potter, Phyllis Hemlock. Together, they create both sgraffito and deep carved pottery of high quality. Marlin’s ancestors maintained a tradition of pottery making. They had an interesting way of applying designs - by carving the design elements into wooden paddles which then were impressed into the clay. They also made round pots with square necks. However, Marlin’s style of pottery is very much in the Santa Clara tradition. He simply is a talented designer. He and his wife have a fine eye for detail and finish work. In our opinion, they are young masters who are largely undiscovered because they do not exhibit in the major shows.

Phyllis Hemlock
(collaborates with her husband, Marlin Hemlock; carved redware & blackware jars,
bowls, wedding vases)
Family: daughter of Jose Dan Tafoya & Billie Rose Lee; sister of Lincoln & Matthew
Tafoya; wife of Marlin Hemlock;
Exhibitions:
1995 Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show
Favorite Designs: Avanyu, clouds, bears