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Storytellers and Figurines

Storytellers were originally created by Cochiti artist Helen Cordero in 1964. Originally, she created female figures with children in their arms and called these dolls “Singing Mothers”. They quickly gained in popularity and many other artists in Cochiti started making them as well. Helen eventually made a male figure, modeled after her Grandfather, Santiago Quintana, with children clinging to his back and in his lap. The doll had an open mouth as he was telling stories to the children. Helen believed a male doll was more appropriate, as males were traditionally the storytellers in her tribe. As time went on, more and more artists started making their own storyteller dolls, each adapting their own unique style and implementing their own beliefs based on their heritage. Today, the term storyteller refers to any human or animal figure that is covered with smaller children or animals. They have become one of the most collectible and sought after forms of clay art. Among the most notable families making storytellers today are the Fraguas of Jemez Pueblo and the Tellers of Isleta Pueblo. Judy Lewis and her sister Marilyn Ray of Acoma Pueblo have also created some incredibly intricate and collectible pieces.

 

 

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NAVAJO CLAY DOLL

"Among Life"

by John C. Whiterock

John is a very talented Navajo artist who specializes in clay dolls. John creates these sculptures as tributes to his mother and all Navajo women. Each doll is symbolic of a particular role. Each piece is meticulously sculpted, carved and painted with various designs and motifs. John signs each piece on the base or the back.

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Size: 10 1/4" Tall, 3" Wide

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NAVAJO CLAY DOLL

"Petroglyph Mother"

by John C. Whiterock

John is a very talented Navajo artist who specializes in clay dolls. John creates these sculptures as tributes to his mother and all Navajo women. Each doll is symbolic of a particular role. Each piece is meticulously sculpted, carved and painted with various designs and motifs. John signs each piece on the base or the back.

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Size: 10" Tall, 3" Wide

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ACOMA PUEBLO POTTERY STORYTELLER

by Judy Lewis

Judy Lewis is a full blooded Native American Indian from the Pueblo of Acoma and she was born in 1966. She has been making pottery since 1986. Judy was inspired to continue the family tradition of clay sculpting by observing many of her family members. She was especially motivated by the passion and ambition that her sister, Marilyn Ray-Lewis, showed towards working with clay, and the assistance that she gave to her. Judy hand coils pottery, vases, and storytellers using the methods of her ancestors. She only uses natural pigments for clay and paints. Judy has developed a style of her own. She hand pinches and hand coils a contemporary shape with traditional designs and colors. As with the entire family the colors have a crisp but soft pastel look to them. Judy is related to the following artists: Kathy Lewis (mother), Carolyn Concho Lewis (sister), and Sharon Lewis (sister). She signs her art work as Judy Lewis, Acoma, N.M.

2 7/8" Tall, 2" Wide

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NAVAJO CLAY DOLL

"Mother & Daughter"

by John C. Whiterock

John is a very talented Navajo artist who specializes in clay dolls. John creates these sculptures as tributes to his mother and all Navajo women. Each doll is symbolic of a particular role. Each piece is meticulously sculpted, carved and painted with various designs and motifs. John signs each piece on the base or the back.

Size: 5 3/4" Tall, 2 1/4" Wide

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NAVAJO CLAY DOLL

"Mother & Children"

by John C. Whiterock

John is a very talented Navajo artist who specializes in clay dolls. John creates these sculptures as tributes to his mother and all Navajo women. Each doll is symbolic of a particular role. Each piece is meticulously sculpted, carved and painted with various designs and motifs. John signs each piece on the base or the back.

Size: 5 3/4" Tall, 2" Wide

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NAVAJO CLAY DOLL

"Among Life"

by John C. Whiterock

John is a very talented Navajo artist who specializes in clay dolls. John creates these sculptures as tributes to his mother and all Navajo women. Each doll is symbolic of a particular role. Each piece is meticulously sculpted, carved and painted with various designs and motifs. John signs each piece on the base or the back.

Size: 6" Tall, 2" Wide

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NAVAJO CLAY DOLL

"Among Life"

by John C. Whiterock

John is a very talented Navajo artist who specializes in clay dolls. John creates these sculptures as tributes to his mother and all Navajo women. Each doll is symbolic of a particular role. Each piece is meticulously sculpted, carved and painted with various designs and motifs. John signs each piece on the base or the back.

Size: 6" Tall, 2" Wide

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ACOMA PUEBLO POTTERY STORYTELLER

by Judy Lewis

Judy Lewis is a full blooded Native American Indian from the Pueblo of Acoma and she was born in 1966. She has been making pottery since 1986. Judy was inspired to continue the family tradition of clay sculpting by observing many of her family members. She was especially motivated by the passion and ambition that her sister, Marilyn Ray-Lewis, showed towards working with clay, and the assistance that she gave to her. Judy hand coils pottery, vases, and storytellers using the methods of her ancestors. She only uses natural pigments for clay and paints. Judy has developed a style of her own. She hand pinches and hand coils a contemporary shape with traditional designs and colors. As with the entire family the colors have a crisp but soft pastel look to them. Judy is related to the following artists: Kathy Lewis (mother), Carolyn Concho Lewis (sister), and Sharon Lewis (sister). She signs her art work as Judy Lewis, Acoma, N.M.

2 3/8" Tall, 1 3/4" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY 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.

3 3/4" Tall, 3 1/2" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO STORYTELLER POTTERY

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 incredible piece features a beautiful stone polish with swirling melon style ribs accented by geometric symbols. It is is signed F. Fragua by the artist.

9" Tall, 5 1/2" at Widest Point

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY MUDHEAD STORYTELLER

by Judy Toya

Judy Toya was born in 1953 and has been making pottery since 1972.  She gets all of her clay her clay from the Jemez Reservation, uses natural slips and fires her pottery outdoors. She was taught by her mother Mary E. Toya. This piece is signed "JT Jemez"

3 1/2" Tall, 1 5/8" Wide

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SANTA CLARA RED POTTERY FIGURE

Gary Gutierrez

Gary is the son of Dorothy and Paul Gutierrez who are well known for their small, black storytellers. His work is a blend of the traditional and the contemporary and stands well as contemporary Native American art. He has won first and second place at Indian Market on several occasions as well as Best of Division in figurative pottery. He has been published in Gregory Schaaf's Southern Pueblo Pottery; Rick Dillingham's Fourteen Pueblo Families; Lillian Peaster's Pueblo Pottery Families; Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery by Douglas Congdon-Martin;and Southwest Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni by Hayes and Blom. His work continues to gain in recognition and popularity.

This amazing piece features extremely smooth matte surfaces accented by a light micaceous slip and polished areas. It is signed Gary Gutierrez, Santa Clara.

Size: 4" Tall, 3 1/4" wide, 4 1/2" deep

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JEMEZ PUEBLO STORYTELLER

by 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 who is now nine years old.

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.

6 1/2" Tall, 2 1/2" Wide

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JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY STORYTELLER

by Linda Lucero-Fragua

Linda Lucero Fragua lives in Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico.  Linda was born into the Lucero family, another famous potting family of Jemez, and then 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 continues to live a simple life in the pueblo, potting almost everyday.  Linda's work can be seen in Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery by Guy Berger and Nancy Schiffer.

6 1/2" Tall, 3 1/4" at Widest Point, 5 1/2" deep

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