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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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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 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 1/4" Tall , 3" Wide Suggested Retail $450.00 / Your Price: $395.00 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 familes 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 Storyteller Familyby 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. 3 3/4" Tall, 3 3/8" Wide Suggested Retail $300.00 / Your Price: SOLD 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 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" Tall, 2 1/2" Wide Suggested Retail $150.00 / Your Price: $114.00 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 1/4" Tall , 5" Long Suggested Retail $600.00 / Your Price: $450.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storyteller Familyby 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 1/4" Tall, 4 1/2" Wide Suggested Retail $160.00 / Your Price: $135.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storytellerby Anissa Fragua Anissa is the daughter of Chrislyn Fragua and the granddaughter of Linda Fragua.
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. This storyteller is signed. 4 1/4" Tall, 1 1/2" Wide Suggested Retail $135.00 / Your Price: $90.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Hand Coiled Potteryby Genevieve Davis Genevieve is from the Jemez Pueblo where she makes incredible pieces of pottery. She is best known for her detailed Owls. Gen uses all natural materials when making her pottery and uses the traditional Jemez Pueblo methods to hand form and hand paint all of her pieces. She signs each piece G. Davis Jemez. 3 1/2" Tall, 4 3/4" Wide Suggested Retail $132.00 / Your Price: $99.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Jemez Pueblo Storyteller CoupleJemez Pueblo Santa Claus Storytellerby Clayton Lucero This storyteller is a Santa Claus figure with 3 babies. 6 1/4" Tall, 3 1/4" Wide Suggested Retail $250.00 / Your Price: $180.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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Acoma Pueblo Hand Coiled Pottery Nativity Setby 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. Accent wall is 4 3/4 wide x 2 1/2 tall. Joseph figure is 2 3/4" Tall. Suggested Retail $240.00 / Your Price: SOLD 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. 6 1/4" Tall, 3" Wide Suggested Retail $150.00 / Your Price: $114.00 Backed by Our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!
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