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Jemez Pueblo Pottery
The Jemez Pueblo is located in Central-Northern New Mexico. The pottery produced there is known for its distinctive earth-tone colors blending stone polished and matte finishes with painted and etched designs. The people of Jemez abandoned the craft of pottery making sometime in the early 18th century and relied instead on purchasing wares from other Pueblos, mostly Zia. Eventually they began to create their own work again during the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Zia's traditional designs and styles. It was not until the late 70s or 80s when Jemez pottery, with the help of noted potters such as Juanita Fragua and Mary Small, that Jemez pottery began to take on more distinctive designs and qualities that have made it very popular among collectors and enthusiasts.
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Jemez Pueblo Hand Coiled Potteryby BJ Fragua BJ (Betty Jean) is the daughter of Juanita Fragua, one of the potters responsible for the renaissance of Jemez pottery. BJ works in a style somewhat reminiscent of her mother's but it has a more contemporary feel. She is one of the best potters to emerge from Jemez Pueblo in recent years and many awards testify to this fact. BJ also has a sister, Glendora Fragua, who is a also a very talented and recognized potter and a brother, Clifford Fragua, one of the best known Indian sculptors. She is a member of a very talented family. This piece features her famous incised star pattern with hand painted designs including corn stalks, rain clouds and more. She's added additional painted mountain designs above and below the incised area. It is signed BJ Fragua, Jemez. 6 3/4" Tall , 4 1/2" Wide Suggested Retail $525.00 / Your Price: $395.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo 4 Baby Storytellerby Judy Toya Judy Toya was born in 1953 and has been making pottery since 1972. She specializes in Storytellers, Nativity Sets, Christmas Ornaments & Friendship pots. She digs her clay from the Jemez Reservation, uses natural slips and fires her pottery outdoors. She was taught by her mother Mary E. Toya. She is a member of the Water Clan. She won 1st Place for Nativities at Santa Fe Indian Market in 2000. She is the mother of Vernida Toya Chosa. The squiggly line on the bottom of the pottery represents the Water Clan. 7 1/8" Tall, 3 1/4" Wide Suggested Retail $160.00 / Your Price: $120.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Hand Coiled Potteryby 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 and other craft fairs. 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 separate 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. 6 3/8" Tall, 6 1/2" Wide Suggested Retail $245.00 / Your Price: $185.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storytellerby Linda Fragua Linda Lucero Fragua lives in Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. 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. Linda's work can be seen in Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery by Guy Berger and Nancy Schiffer. 6" Tall , 5 1/2" Long Suggested Retail $600.00 / Your Price: $450.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Hand Coiled Potteryby BJ Fragua BJ (Betty Jean) is the daughter of Juanita Fragua, one of the potters responsible for the renaissance of Jemez pottery. BJ works in a style somewhat reminiscent of her mother's but it has a more contemporary feel. She is one of the best potters to emerge from Jemez Pueblo in recent years and many awards testify to this fact. BJ also has a sister, Glendora Fragua, who is a also a very talented and recognized potter and a brother, Clifford Fragua, one of the best known Indian sculptors. She is a member of a very talented family. This piece features her famous incised star pattern with hand painted designs including corn stalks, rain clouds and more. It is signed BJ Fragua, Jemez. 2 1/2" Tall, 3" Wide Suggested Retail $200.00 / Your Price: $150.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storytellerby Caroline Sando Caroline Sando, “Peacock Feathers”, is a full blooded Native American Indian. She was born in 1963 into the Jemez Pueblo. She was inspired to learn the art of pottery making by her Grandmother, Andrea Tsosie. Andrea taught Caroline all the fundamentals of working with clay and using traditional methods. She began experimenting with pottery in 1971 at the age of 8. Caroline specializes in Jemez Pueblo style storytellers. She uses all natural clays and natural paints to hand make her storytellers. Caroline gathers her own clay from the sacred grounds within the Jemez Pueblo. She then cleans, mixes, shapes, paints and fires her pottery the traditional way, outdoors with cedar wood chips. She accents her dolls with turquoise stones to give them more of a traditional look. Her favorite ones to make are 20” or taller, because she likes the challenge of adding more detail and more children. Caroline signs her pottery as: Caroline Sando, Jemez. 8 1/4" Tall, 5" Wide Suggested Retail $375.00 / Your Price: $285.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storyteller Bearby Scott Small Scott is the son of 2010 IACA Artist of the Year, Mary Small, known for her distinctive pottery and storyteller dolls. Scott learned everything about creating and painting pottery from his mother and his style is very similar to hers. However, Scott prefers make figures more than traditional pottery shapes and is also known for his detailed, realistic paintings of eagles, bears and other animals. We first saw one of Scott's bear families like the one shown here at the 2008 Santa Fe Indian Market and have been waiting to get one from him ever since. Scott lives out of state and only occasionally makes his way to New Mexico. He has a full time job and only pots part time.
We are so excited to offer this unique piece of art. The large bear with cubs is covered in traditional patterns and geometrics like his mother's work, but Scott has added three separate and amazing realistic bear paintings on the sides of the large bear and on one cub. Each bear is adorned with a large turquoise stone, and also set with turquoise stones for eyes. It is signed Scott Small on the bottom. A true masterpiece and a must have for any serious collector. 10 1/2" Tall, 6 3/4" Wide, 15" Long Suggested Retail $2950.00 / Your Price: $2195.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Hand Made Storytellerby Mary Lucero This adorable storyteller comes from Jemez artist Mary Lucero. It is made with all natural clay and paints and signed by the artist. 3 5/8" Tall, 3 1/4" Wide Suggested Retail $132.00 / Your Price: $99.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Angel Storytellerby Chrislyn Fragua Chrislyn Fragua is a 30 year old Native American potter from the reservation of Jemez Pueblo. She has been making pottery, storytellers and other figures since the age of twelve. Her mother Linda Lucero-Fragua took the time to teach her how to make pottery and taught her to get the clay from the hills of Jemez. She is now passing the skills on to her daughter, Anissa Tsosie. 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. She has won a couple of ribbons from the Eight Northern Art Shows and plans to accomplish more in the near future. 4 3/4" Tall, 3 1/8" Wide Suggested Retail $140.00 / Your Price: $105.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Hand Coiled Potteryby Mary Small 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 is signed by the artist. 5 1/4" Tall, 3 3/4" Wide Suggested Retail $240.00 / Your Price: $180.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Pottery Wedding Vaseby Phyllis Waquie This is a beautiful hand coiled wedding vase from Jemez Pueblo artist, Phyllis Waquie. She used bright colors in detailed patterns. This piece is signed by the artist. 9" Tall, 5" Wide Suggested Retail $135.00 / Your Price: $99.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storytellerby Marie Toya Marie Toya is from the Jemez Pueblo. 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. This storyteller is signed. 6 1/2" Tall, 4" Wide Suggested Retail $135.00 / Your Price: $105.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storyteller Turtleby Scott Small Scott is the son of 2010 IACA Artist of the Year, Mary Small, known for her distinctive pottery and storyteller dolls. Scott learned everything about creating and painting pottery from his mother and his style is very similar to hers. However, Scott prefers make figures more than traditional pottery shapes and is also known for his detailed, realistic paintings of eagles, bears and other animals. 2 3/4" Tall, 5 1/4" Wide Suggested Retail $235.00 / Your Price: $198.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storytellerby Chrislyn Fragua Chrislyn Fragua is a 30 year old Native American potter from the reservation of Jemez Pueblo. She has been making pottery, storytellers and other figures since the age of twelve. Her mother Linda Lucero-Fragua took the time to teach her how to make pottery and taught her to get the clay from the hills of Jemez. She is now passing the skills on to her daughter, Anissa Tsosie. 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. She has won a couple of ribbons from the Eight Northern Art Shows and plans to accomplish more in the near future. 4" Tall , 2 1/4" Wide Suggested Retail $135.00 / Your Price: $90.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storytellerby Judy Toya Judy Toya was born in 1953 and has been making pottery since 1972. She specializes in Storytellers, Nativity Sets, Christmas Ornaments & Friendship pots. She digs her clay from the Jemez Reservation, uses natural slips and fires her pottery outdoors. She was taught by her mother Mary E. Toya. She is a member of the Water Clan. She won 1st Place for Nativities at Santa Fe Indian Market in 2000. She is the mother of Vernida Toya Chosa. The squiggly line on the bottom of the pottery represents the Water Clan. 7 1/8" Tall, 5" Wide Suggested Retail $160.00 / Your Price: $120.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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