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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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Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Hand Coiled Pottery 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 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. 5" Tall , 5 1/2" Wide Suggested Retail $225.00 / Your Price: $185.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez1 Return to Jemez Main Page
Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Storyteller by 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. 5 7/8" Tall , 3" Wide Suggested Retail $140.00 / Your Price: $105.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez2*3-15 Return to Jemez Main Page
Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Pottery by Marcella Yepa Marcella Yepa, member of the Sun Clan, is a full blooded Native American Indian. She was born into the Jemez Pueblo in 1964. Marcella began working with clay at the age of 19. She was inspired to learn the art of working with clay from her aunt, Alvina Yepa. Alvina shared with Marcella all the fundamentals of hand coiling traditional pottery. She also taught her which hills provided the best clay to work with and special techniques to construct her art. The lucrative aspect also inspired Marcella to become an artisan. However, establishing her own unique style of art gave her a feeling of self worth. Marcella specializes in hand coiled contemporary swirl and melon styled pottery. She gathers her clay and other natural pigments within the Jemez Pueblo. She soaks the clay, grinds it to a powder form, cleans the clay, hand mixes, hand coils, shapes, carves the pottery, polishes her pottery with a stone, and fires her pottery outdoors with cedar chips. She hand coils many shapes and sizes of pottery like wedding vases, ollas, and traditional shapes. She signs her pottery as: M. Yepa, Jemez, or Marcella Yepa, Jemez. She is related to the following artists: Emma Yepa (cousin), and Lawrence Yepa. 4 3/8" Tall, 3" Wide Suggested Retail $184.00 / Your Price: $138.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez3 Return to Jemez Main Page
. Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Storyteller by 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. 6 1/4" Tall , 2 5/8" Wide  Suggested Retail $120.00 / Your Price: SOLD Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez4*3-15 Return to Jemez Main Page
Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Storyteller by 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. 5 1/2" Tall , 3" Wide  Suggested Retail $120.00 / Your Price: $90.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez5*4-5 Return to Jemez Main Page
Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Storyteller by 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. 6 1/4" Tall , 4" Long  Suggested Retail $150.00 / Your Price: $105.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez6 Return to Jemez Main Page
Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Hand Coiled Pottery by Gabriel Cajero Gabriel is a Jemez pueblo artist that specializes in hand coiled pottery with hand etched designs. He designs the top of each piece with a wave design inspired from his days spent by the ocean. His work is extremely detailed and unique and made using traditional pueblo methods. Gabriels work is signed G. Cajero, Jemez, N.M. 9 1/2" Tall, 5 1/2" Wide Suggested Retail $295.00 / Your Price: $240.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez7 Return to Jemez Main Page
Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Hand Coiled Pottery 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 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. 7 1/4" Tall, 5 1/2" Wide Suggested Retail $240.00 / Your Price: $180.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez8*WV Return to Jemez Main Page
Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Storyteller by 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.  9 1/2" Tall, 5" Wide Suggested Retail $260.00 / Your Price: $195.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez9*2-8 Return to Jemez Main Page
Click Pictures To Enlarge	Jemez Pueblo Pottery by Joseph Gachupin Joseph Gachupin is a full blooded Native American Indian. He was born in 1953 into the Jemez Pueblo. He was inspired to learn the art of working with clay using ancient traditional methods from his wife, Caroline Gachupin. His sister-in-law, Emily Tsosie taught Joseph all the fundamentals of working with natural pigments found within the Jemez Pueblo. She also taught him special methods to apply when constructing his masterpieces of art. The lucrative aspect of the business also was inspiration for him to continue the long lived legacy of working with clay. When Joseph first began constructing his art he was occasionally teased about doing women’s work until he became more successful and won more awards for his accomplishments. Joseph specializes in hand pinched and hand molded corn maidens and corn sculptures. He gathers his clay, soaks the clay, screens for impurifications, hand mixes with other pigments, hand pinches each kernel of corn, hand shapes, hand paints, and fires outdoors, with cedar chips. The paints are all derived from natural plants and minerals which are collected and boiled together by Joseph. He signs his art as: J.R. Gachupin, Jemez. 6 1/2" Tall , 6" Wide Suggested Retail $120.00 / Your Price: $90.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!   5jemez10 Return to Jemez Main Page

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