joseph lonewolf (january 26, 1932 – november 9, 2014) was a native american potter from santa clara pueblo, new mexico, united states. he was known for his use of historical methods and his development of sgraffito and bas-relief techniques used a nail filed to a point as his main carving tool. the son of pottery artist and historical reconstructionist camilio sunflower tafoya, lonewolf was a precision mining equipment machinist until 1971, when a back injury forced him to retire.