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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY

by Helen Tafoya

Helen Tafoya-Henderson is a native from “Walatowa”. Helen learned the art of working with the clay from her mother Vangie Tafoya, also well-known amongst the potters. Helen was taught at an early age, helping her mom clean and mix the clay. Soon she started to form her own pots, with some help from her mother.
Helen now is well-known for the Hummingirds that she puts on her pottery and completes her piece of pottery by putting a stone into the hummingbird’s eye. She uses either turquoise, mother of pearl, onyx or other stones. She is also a collector of hummingbirds herself and says the hummers have brought her luck. Helen’s great-grandmother was from San Ildefonso Pueblo and married into Jemez Pueblo.

Her work is featured in Gregory Schaaf's Southern Pueblo Pottery, Berger and Schiffer's Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery, plus in Native People's Magazine and Indian Market Magazine. She has won numerous awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market, New Mexico State Fair and the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial.

4 3/8" Tall, 4 7/8" at Widest Point

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LARGE JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY VASE

by Felicia Fragua

Felicia is an incredibly talented artist from the Jemez Pueblo, and a member of the renowned Fragua family. Her mother and sisters began teaching her the art of pottery making at the age of 13.

She is well known for her wide variety of storytellers and other figures like koshares, mudheads, horse riders and nativity sets.

Felicia hand coils each piece of pottery using all natural clays from around the Jemez Pueblo. Her stone polishing technique is top notch, and each piece is extremely smooth to the touch.

Lately she has been adding petroglyph designs to her pots for an added touch of the southwest, a practice that has been well received by collectors and tourists alike.

This large pot features beautiful stone polishing with swirling melon style ribs accented by Felicia's kokopelli designs. It has great shape and is signed Felicia Fragua, Jemez.

8 3/4" Tall, 9" at Widest Point

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY VASE

by Natalie Sandia

This beautiful piece was created by Natalie Sandia, the daughter of award winning artist Geraldine Sandia. Natalie has been potting for over 15 years, and learned the craft by watching her mother. She used all natural clays gathered from around the Jemez Pueblo to create this stunning piece. It is signed N. Sandia, Jemez.

7 1/4" Tall, 5" at Widest Point

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JEMEZ PUEBLO HAND COILED POTTERY

by Joseph Fragua

Joseph Fragua is a full blooded Native American Indian. He was born into the Jemez Pueblo in 1977. Joseph was inspired to learn the art of working with natural clay by assisting Sharon Sarracino construct her pottery. Sharon shared with Joseph all the fundamentals of working with clay and using the ancient traditional methods of hand coiling just like their ancestors before them. Joseph was quoted as saying: “I enjoy working with clay because it is a part of me that I am giving to the world, and the reactions on the faces of those who admire my work inspire me to become more creative with my ideas”.

Joseph specializes in contemporary hand coiled pottery. He gathers his raw clumps of clay from within the Jemez Pueblo. He breaks down the clumps of clay and cleans the fine sands of clay for impurities. Then, Joseph hand mixes the clay with sand and water, then, he begins the hand coiling process by rolling the clay into snake like coils and begins hand building a clay vessel. Once the vessel is built he sets the piece out to dry, this is a crucial stage because if it dries to quickly the vessel may crack. Once the vessel has dried, he sands his piece down to give it a smooth finish. Then, he begins the painting process with a stem of a yucca plant that has been fashioned into a brush. His designs include flowers hummingbirds, butterflies, eagle feathers, and intricate geometric designs. He on occasion with hand sculpt a kachina maiden with a beautiful head dress on his pottery. Finally, when the painting is done he fires his pottery in a kiln so that the painting doesn’t rub off. Joseph enjoys hand coiling all types of clay art. He accepts new challenges eagerly. He signs his pottery as: Fragua, Jemez. He is related to: Margaret Toya (grandmother).

4" Tall, 4" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO WEDDING VASE

by Maxine A Yepa

Maxine Yepa is a full blooded Native American Indian and a member of the Oak Clan. Maxine was born in 1970 and is half Jemez Pueblo and half Walatowa Indian. Maxine developed an interest in hand coiling pottery at the age of 15. Her grandmother, Anasita Chinana, taught her all the traditional fundamentals of working with clay art. The lucrative aspect of the business was also incentive for her to become an artisan. She is the daughter of Christine Tosa, another well known Jemez potter.

Maxine specializes in handmade traditional and contemporary styled Jemez pottery. She gathers all of her natural raw materials from within the Jemez Pueblo. She hand cleans, mixes, hand coils, shapes, sands, paints, and fires her own pottery. On her contemporary styles she hand carves melon ribs or swirls on each piece to add some flare to her work. Finally, Maxine stone polishes her pottery. She has signed her pottery as Maxine Andrews, Jemez/Walatowa, but now she signs it as Maxine A Yepa Walatowa/Jemez.

4" Tall, 4" at Widest Point

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Hand Crafted Taos Indian Drum
This is an absolutely Stunning Handmade Taos Pueblo Drum. This incredible drum is entirely hand made out of real Cowhide and wood. Each strand is stretched and woven by hand. This incredible Artifact is made to last a lifetime. It comes from the Taos Pueblo Direct to you. Comes with hand crafted drum stick. It also makes an incredible stand to place your Pottery or other Native American Display items atop!
SIZE: 5-6" wide, 4" Tall

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LARGE JEMEZ PUEBLO WEDDING VASE

by Mary Small

Standing at an impressive 16" tall, this incredible piece from IACA Artist of the Year 2002 Mary Small is a testament to the artist's amazing talent. Mary is one of the most well known and respected potters at the Jemez Pueblo today. The passion and dedication she has for preserving the old methods of potting is truly inspiring, and we are honored to be able to offer her pottery to our customers. Mary says "My pottery is me. I can feel it. It's like a gift to me from Mother Earth.

This piece features many of Mary's traditional designs such as kiva steps, rain eyes, corn stalks, flowers and more, and is accented with a large turquoise stone on both sides. It is signed Mary Small on the bottom.

16" Tall, 7 3/4" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO HAND COILED WEDDING VASE

by Juanita Fragua

A member of the Corn clan, Juanita Fragua is the matriarch of the Fragua family and has been instrumental in the Jemez pottery revival. Potting since the 1950s, she has won many awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market. Each of her pieces is hand coiled in the traditional methods and painted with all natural paints.

Juanita signs each of her pieces in three seperate ways. Each piece is marked JCF, carved into the bottom of the pot. She then signs the piece with her full name, Pueblo and date. Last she marks each pot with her trademark arrow. The wedding vases are marked on the handle and her pots are marked on the inside of the rim.

7 1/4" Tall, 5" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY SNOWMAN

by Joyce Lucero

Just in time for the holidays! This beautiful, hand made piece from Jemez artist Joyce Lucero will make a great addition to your holiday decorations.

Joyce is from the Jemez Pueblo, Fire Clan, and has been making storytellers for over 20 years. She was taught by Mary Lucero, her mother, who is also very well known for her storytellers.

Joyce's work is presented at The Indian Craft Shop, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. and included in Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni by Hayes and Blom, Berger and Schiffer's Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery, and several other publications.

4 1/4" Tall, 3" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY VASE

by Maxine Yepa

Maxine Yepa is a full blooded Native American Indian. She is a member of the Oak Clan. Maxine was born in 1970 and is half Jemez Pueblo and half Walatowa Indian. Maxine developed an interest in hand coiling pottery at the age of 15. Her grandmother, Anasita Chinana, taught her all the traditional fundamentals of working with clay art. The lucrative aspect of the business was also incentive for her to become an artisan. She is the daughter of Christine Tosa, another well known Jemez potter.

Maxine specializes in handmade traditional and contemporary styled Jemez pottery. She gathers her all of her natural raw materials from within the Jemez Pueblo. She hand cleans, mixes, hand coils, shapes, sands, paints, and fires her own pottery. On her contemporary styles she hand carves melons ribs or swirls on each piece to add some flare to her work. Finally, Maxine stone polishes her pottery. She has signed her pottery as Maxine Andrews, Jemez/Walatowa, but now she signs it as Maxine Yepa Walatowa/Jemez.

6 7/8" Tall, 4" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY

by Linda Fragua

Linda Lucero Fragua lives in Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico with her husband, Phillip, who is also a potter. Linda was born into the Lucero family, daughter to Joe and Rebecca, another famous potting family of Jemez, before she married into the renowned Fragua family. The exceptionally beautiful storytellers and babies with their expressive eyes and precious animated faces are easily identified as Linda's work. Her storytellers are so loved they literally live all over the world. In spite of her worldwide fame, though, Linda and Phillip continue to live a simple life in the pueblo of their ancestors, potting almost everyday. Linda's work can be seen in Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery by Guy Berger and Nancy Schiffer.

The clays and paint the Jemez potters use come from the surrounding areas of Jemez Pueblo so everything they use in the process of making the pottery is natural. Her favorite part of making pottery is doing the formation. Once she starts working with the clay she doesn't know what she will be forming and she usually gets different ideas.

9 1/2" Tall including lid, 6" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY

by Mary Small

IACA Artist of the Year 2002 Mary Small is one of the most well known and respected potters at the Jemez Pueblo today. The passion and dedication she has for preserving the old methods of potting is truly inspiring, and we are honored to be able to offer her pottery to our customers. Mary says "My pottery is me. I can feel it. It's like a gift to me from Mother Earth.

This piece features many of Mary's traditional designs such as kiva steps, rain eyes, corn stalks, flowers and more. It is signed Mary Small on the bottom.

6 3/8" Tall, 7 3/4" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY

by Marie Chinana

Marie is a Jemez Pueblo artist who works with traditional methods. She uses all natural materials collected from the Jemez Pueblo. Marie specializes in a stone polished redware and then hand paints different designs that are significant to her. She is the daughter of Martha Toya and has over 25 years of experience. She signs her pieces D & M Chinana because her husband often helps her with parts of the pottery making process.

3 7/8" Tall, 3 1/4" at Widest Point

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JEMEZ PUEBLO 5 BABY MALE STORYTELLER

by Marie Toya

Marie Toya is an award winning Jemez Pueblo artist who specializes in storytellers, nativities, koshares and friendship pots. She is the daughter of Casimiro and Mary E. Toya. She makes all of her storytellers from all natural materials she collects from the Pueblo. She says her favorite time is when she is making each piece, "It makes me think of what to give each child and what the Grandfather or Grandmother is telling them.". Marie has 20 years of experience and has been featured in the book "Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery" by Guy Berger and Nancy Schiffer.

She signs her work Marie Toya, Jemez.

7 1/4" Tall, 4 3/4" at Widest Point

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY

by Lenora Fragua

This beautiful piece was hand coiled and painted by Jemez Pueblo artist Lenora Fragua. The rim and the areas behind the four corn plants are all stone polished. It is signed Lenora G. Fragua, Jemez.

5 1/4" Tall, 6 1/4" at Widest Point

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY SET

by Linda Fragua

7" Tall, 2" at Widest Point

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