Gregory S. Wood, BFA Ceramics,
ArchæoCeramist™, art educator and recipient of the 1997-1998
National Park Service Award of Interpretive Excellence has worked with clay for more
than thirty five years. As a fifth-generation Colorado native, his ongoing work and
research with archaeologists, museums, and on-site in the nation's Four Corners region
have taken on special meaning. He blends his intense interest in archaeology with
ceramics, producing "true", near flawless pottery replicas that speak for
themselves. A strong commitment to using only prehistorically available native materials,
tools
and techniques has earned him a reputation for archaeological
authenticity. He works without the benefits of metal, modern equipment, commercial
materials or animal fuels. His
research has led him to remote locations in the American southwest, Mexico,
Central and South America and Puerto Rico, tracing the origins of ancient pottery making
in the new world.
He buys nothing...everything is hand-gathered from the earth.
To insure accuracy in his work and to maintain the integrity of
ancient tradition, each
numbered piece is made as closely as possible to the original in every way. Wood is widely
recognized for his skill, passion and dedication to such painstaking standards. As
an ethical alternative to owning artifacts, desire for his work has created a
collectible market that helps preserve our threatened archaeological
heritage. Through his interpretive exhibits, workshops, colleges courses and
pottery making he spreads his message of protection and preservation. He has shown and lectured
and taught throughout the U.S. and abroad. His work is
currently featured in interpretive exhibits at Canyonlands
National Park, at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado and in the
National Geographic Explorer television documentary entitled
"Looters!" Wood's Ancient
Arts pottery is available at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology,
University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. His work was curated by Canyonlands
National Park and the National Park Service in 1997.
Purchasing a piece of Ancient Arts® Pottery helps to continue research,
education and preservation efforts.
Gregory S. Wood, BFA Ceramics,
ArchæoCeramist™, art educator and recipient of the 
To insure accuracy in his work and to maintain the integrity of
ancient tradition, each
numbered piece is made as closely as possible to the original in every way. Wood is widely
recognized for his skill, passion and dedication to such painstaking standards. As
an ethical alternative to owning artifacts, desire for his work has created a
collectible market that helps preserve our threatened archaeological
heritage. Through his interpretive exhibits, workshops, colleges courses and
pottery making he spreads his message of protection and preservation. He has shown and lectured
and taught throughout the U.S. and abroad. His work is
currently featured in interpretive exhibits at Canyonlands
National Park, at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado and in the
National Geographic Explorer television documentary entitled
"Looters!" Wood's Ancient
Arts pottery is available at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology,
University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. His work was curated by Canyonlands
National Park and the National Park Service in 1997.