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He grew up surrounded by some of the finest Native American potters and painters on Earth. However, he felt the call of public service early in life and served several terms as Governor of San Ildefonso Pueblo. He was involved in tribal politics and religion most of his life and it didn't leave him much time for anything else.

Popovi legally changed his name to his Tewa name meaning Red Fox in At first he was digging and processing the clay and learning to do the firing. They offered Maria's pottery and exceptional works from other San Ildefonso artists. In he began learning to paint designs for his mother.

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That process wasn't complete until sometime in when he replaced his sister-in-law Santana and became Maria's primary painter. One of his conditions before taking that job was that his mother sign with her real name: Maria. He told her to Anglicize her name so as not to turn off any Anglo buyers. When it came to art it seems Popovi preferred to be a painter.

He only made a few excellent pots and plates on his own. For many years he was his mother's favorite painter. It was during the time Popovi worked with Maria that they perfected the technique of producing their trademark gunmetal finish. His son, Tony Da , took on from where Popovi left off and elevated Native American ceramic art to a new level.

Due to so few pieces made by Popovi himself, his work has become expensive. More expensive even than the high end of most of Maria's work.