ZUNI HAND COILED POTTERY

Anderson Peynetsa works with his wife Avelis and has been a potter since the 1980s.  He has exhibited at the Heard Museum, the Museum of Northern Arizona, the Indian Market in Santa Fe and the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos. He is featured in many fine galleries and in all the major pottery publications. He was a student of Jennie Laate and is considered one of the very best contemporary Zuni artists as a painter and potter.  Signed by the artist.

This large piece is a fine example of Anderson's work and would make an excellent center piece.

HAND COILED SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO POTTERY

by Thomas Tenorio

Thomas Tenorio, a full blooded Native American Indian, was given the Indian name of “U-Nah-Thee-Wah”  when he was born into the Pueblo of Santo Domingo in 1963. Thomas has now been making pottery for more than 10 years. Thomas felt that the ancient traditional methods of pottery making was dying within his Pueblo, so he was inspired to try and resurrect this long lived legacy. Thomas taught himself how to make traditional pottery by reading textbooks, conducting one on one interviews with other pottery makers, research, and by trial and error. Thomas now teaches classes on pottery making so that anyone wanting to learn the art of working with clay can do so and carry on a long lived tradition. He gathers all of his natural pigments from within the Santo Domingo Pueblo. He cleans, hand mixes, hand coils, shapes, and fires his pottery  outdoors, the traditional way, or he will fire his pottery in a kiln. Thomas has invented his own unique contemporary style. He adds a contemporary flare of cut-outs and new colors to the traditional Santo Domingo style. He makes a wide variety of shapes and sizes and he also paints birds and traditional designs with natural pigments found within his Pueblo. He signs his pottery as: Thomas Tenorio, Santo Domingo Pueblo.

We selected this piece for its great size and shape. The painting is very crisp, with a micaceous slip outline on each of the red shapes. It makes for a very impressive centerpiece.

ZIA POTTERY

SIOUX POTTERY

SANTA CLARA BLACK POTTERY

by Madeline Naranjo

Madeline E. Naranjo is a full blooded Native American Indian. She was born in 1971 into the Santa Clara-Tewa Pueblo. She was taught the fundamentals of hand coiling traditional pottery using the methods of her ancient ancestors. She was also influenced by many of her family members to continue a long lived family tradition. Julie Gutierrez also had a big impact on her decision to become an artist.

Madeline specializes in hand coiling traditional Santa Clara, while adding her unique contemporary flare. She gathers her clay from within the grounds of the Santa Clara Pueblo. She cleans, mixes, hand coils, shapes, etches, polishes and fires her pottery outdoors with horse manure. The designs she chooses to create are those of nature scenes, because of the respect and the love she has for the planet and all that it has to offer.

This piece is signed Madeline Naranjo, SCP.

 Size: 4 1/4" Tall, 5" at widest point

SANTA CLARA BLACK POTTERY

by Dolores Curran

Dolores Curran is one of the finest potters in any Pueblo today. This fact was validated in 1993 when Dolores won "Best of Division" at the Santa Fe Indian Market. This means her pot was judged the finest of all the hundreds of pots entered that year. She is the daughter of the late potter, Ursulita Naranjo and the sister of famed minaturist, Geri Naranjo. She was married to the fine San Juan potter Alvin Curran who passed away in 1999. Dolores most typically works in the "cream on red" style. A little known fact is that she must paint each pot at least three times before the designs achieve the required degree of opacity. More information on Dolores Curran may be found in the Gregory Schaaf Book "Pueblo Indian Pottery - 750 Artist Biographies" on pages 18-19.

This piece is signed Dolores Curran

 Size: 3 5/8" Tall, 4" at widest point

SANTA CLARA BLACK POTTERY

by Madeline Naranjo

Madeline E. Naranjo is a full blooded Native American Indian. She was born in 1971 into the Santa Clara-Tewa Pueblo. She was taught the fundamentals of hand coiling traditional pottery using the methods of her ancient ancestors. She was also influenced by many of her family members to continue a long lived family tradition. Julie Gutierrez also had a big impact on her decision to become an artist.

Madeline specializes in hand coiling traditional Santa Clara, while adding her unique contemporary flare. She gathers her clay from within the grounds of the Santa Clara Pueblo. She cleans, mixes, hand coils, shapes, etches, polishes and fires her pottery outdoors with horse manure. The designs she chooses to create are those of nature scenes, because of the respect and the love she has for the planet and all that it has to offer.

This piece is signed Madeline Naranjo, SCP.

 Size: 9 3/4" Tall, 7" at widest point

Bernice Naranjo is the mother of Dusty and Forrest Naranjo.  This beautiful piece showcases intricately carved dragonfly designs with a cross hatch etching.  It features Bernice's hallmark near the bottom.

Each piece that Stetson makes is all natural. The clays are dug from within the Hopi reservation and he uses all natural vegetables and minerals for colors. The pots are fired outdoors. Stetson clears his mind and prays to his clay as he works, as he strongly believes that a clear mind and a good heart are essential in making pottery.

This exceptional piece shows off Stetson's talents with beautiful symmetry, form and color.

It is signed S. Setalla with a rain cloud symbol.

Size: 12 7/8" Tall, 7" at widest point, 22" in Circumference

Marked with Preston's hallmark of a mother with child. Includes pottery stand shown.

Size: 3" Tall, 6 1/2" at Widest point