Susan Folwell (born in 1970) is a Native American artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, known for her work in the ceramic industry.
Her family was known for their participation in the art world, as her grandmother, Rose Naranjo, and mother, Jody Folwell, were established potters and her father was a painter.
[5] Folwell's style of creation is predominantly sculptures, which she creates using the custom firing methods from the Santa Clara Pueblo.
[6] Follwell created Vanishing as part of a collection she collaborated on with her mother Jody, which they called Peering Through Taos Light.
The piece depicts a Native man looking out through an opening in some trees and seeing his world built over in order to become more contemporary and move along with modern day.
In order to accomplish this she left the piece's faces unfinished, as she felt that viewers would be able to pick up on the tension between the two newlyweds without requiring any facial expressions.
It has been compared to the retablo of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Cruz, New Mexico, as it draws on features from the Virgin Mary such as the delicate hands.