Carol and Allan Hayes are authors, collectors, and owners of Summerhouse Antiques (www.summerhouseindianart.com), which specializes in Native American ceramics. Carol opened Summerhouse Antiques in 1980, and Allan has studied Southwestern pottery for more than thirty years. They live in Sausalito, California. John Blom, a fellow collector and pottery student, is a photographer who lives in Reno, Nevada.