Betty Gaedtke
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Betty Gaedtke | |
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Te-Mi-Zhi-Ka[1] | |
| Citizenship | Quapaw Nation[1] and American |
| Style | Mississippian revival pottery |
| Movement | Quapaw pottery |
| Spouse | Steven Gaedtke |
| Website | quapawpots |
Betty Gaedtke (Quapaw Nation) is a Quapaw elder and potter, based in Arkansas.[1] She previously served on the Quapaw Business Committee.[2] Gaedtke's achievements have resulted in her being honored as an AARP recipient.[3]
Art career
Ceramics of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, also known as Native American pottery, is one of the significant art forms of the Quapaw people ancestrally, however it went through a period of dormancy. Gaedtke has been a driving force in the revitalization of the Quapaw pottery tradition. This has included significant study of ancestral pottery, time invested into learning pottery techniques, and dozens of Quapaw community classes aimed at the revival of traditional forms, as well as many lectures and classes for other communities.[4][6][7]
She lecture about, teaches, and demonstrates pottery-making.[4][8] She has exhibited at the Arkansas Pottery Festival.[8]