Frederica Antonio is renown for her intricately painted pottery. This jar is coil built and the walls are amazingly thin.  The shape captures a classic Acoma olla with a narrow base, high shoulder and slightly turned out neck.  However, it is the intricacy of the design which is so spectacular.  Typically these "double geometric" patterns are painted in small squares, which are then filled in with black or red slips.  Take a closer look at this piece, and note that there are not squares but diamonds!  The basic design is all diamond shapes, which are then filled in with red clay slips or bee-weed for the black.  The result can be seen in the image above, which is a very delicate geometric pattern created by the smaller diamond shapes. WOW!  The neck has a cloud and wind design which complements the white base and emphasizes the designs around the center.  This is definitely a spectacular jar by this renown and creative Acoma potter!

5"w x 5"h

John Aragon is the son of noted potter Rachel Aragon.  While his mother is renown for her traditional style of Acoma pottery, John has utilized Mimbres designs on his work. The Mimbres designs are derived from petroglyh patterns which were painted or carved into rocks and have been revived by numerous artists.  This bowl is thin walled and fully painted with a variety of animals.  The overall complexity of the bowl is striking as the variety of animals intertwine creating larger images.  Note how the animals range from insects to larger animals and how many are also painted with fine-line designs for their bodies!  John has won numerous awards for his pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and definitely has a distinctive style to his work.

6"w x 4.75"h             

$500.00

Rachel Aragon has long been one of our favorite traditional style Acoma potters.  Her vessels remind us of the old-style ollas, with the narrow base, wide shoulder and slight rim.  As well, they are thin walled and beautifully designed.  This jar has a central butterfly medallion, with fine-line painted designs on the sides.  The complexity of the design and also how the designs emphasize the elegant forms!  This is definitely pieces one wants to hold, as the thin walls seem to make them float in your hands!

6.5"w x 5.5"h                   

$325.00

Wanda Aragon - Acoma     

Wanda Aragon is known for her very traditional style of Acoma pottery.  She is a daughter of Frances Torivio and the sister of Lilly Salvador.  It is all made from native clays and many of her pieces are also native fired.  Here is a stunning larger water jar by this amazing potter!  It incorporates several different clay slips and some very traditional, old style designs.  Take a closer look at the images and the variety of designs and the precision of the painting is simply elegant!

9"w x 9"h

$1500.00

Barbara & Joseph Cerno - Acoma     

Barbara & Joseph Cerno are known for their very large vessels.  This jar is a more moderate size, but it is amazingly intricate in design.  The jar is fully painted and has four birds above and below the two-tone rainbows.  The rainbows are created with natural clay slips and then stone polished.  Surrounding the birds are numerous plant and flower designs.  The jar based on the historic Acoma "polychrome" jars which include four or more colors!  The shape of this jar perfectly complements the intricate design, as it has a narrow base, round shoulder and an elongated neck.  Barbara & Joseph are among the most renown contemporary Acoma potters for their revival of historic patterns.  They have won numerous awards at Santa Fe Indian Market the Heard Market and other prestigious events.

6.5"w x 5.25"h

$1250.00

Marie Z. Chino (1907-1982) - Acoma   

Marie Z. Chino is one of the Matriarchs of Acoma pueblo.  Her children and grandchildren are numerous and include potters Grace Chino, Rose Chino, Tena Garcia, Carol Chino and others.  Her pottery forms are amazingly uniform and renown for being a perfect blend of form and design.  This olla shaped jar is a classic of her work from the early 1970's.  It has a wide shoulder and longer neck.  The design is a lightning pattern which encircles the entire piece, with fineline pattern inside the "lightning" area.  It is pottery of this style with thin walls and intricate painting which are part of her important legacy.  This jar is in very good condition, with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair, but some slight spalling in the clay.

10.5"w x 8.5"h

$3600.00

Carolyn is known for her beautifully painted pottery using Mimbres style figures.  This canteen is a wonderful example of her work with a flute player as the central design.  The variety of colors are derived from native clay slips.  The use of the canteen form adds to the distinctive nature of the piece.

3"w x 3.5"h

$175.00

Darla is a daughter of potter Rachel White and the mother of Alicia Kelsey.  She is well known for her large, traditionally designed Acoma pottery.  This jar is a larger piece of her pottery.  It has classic bird pattern on each side.  The various additional colors which create the rainbow design over the bird and also the color of the bird's body are all native clay slips.

12"w x 10.25"h

$300.00

Paula Estevan is well known for her tightly painted Acoma pottery.  Each piece is coil built and beautifully designed with very intricate kiva step patterns.  This seedpot has a star on the top and kiva step designs emanating out to the sharp shoulder and back to the base. Take a closer look at this piece to see the amazing detail for a hand painted vessel!!

4.25"w x 2.25"h

$200.00 - SOLD

Marietta Juanico learned to make pottery from her mother, Frances Concho.  She has developed an unique style of coil built pottery with elegant forms and very intricate handpainted designs.  This long neck jar has a triangular patter around the neck and a fineline pattern emanating down from the shoulder.  The additional fineline rainbow patterns separates these two bands of fineline designs.  This is definitely among the more intricate pieces of her pottery!

5.5"w x 7"h

$650.00

Left:            Red Corrugated Seedpot                    3"w x 2"h                      $600.00 - SOLD

Right:         White Corrugated Seedpot                2.75"w x 1.75"h             $500.00 -  SOLD

Diane Lewis is from a family of well-known potters, including Carolyn Concho and Sharon Lewis.  These three miniatures are wonderful examples of her pottery. On the left is a miniature seedpot with painted quail in the center and a fineline pattern around the remainder of the piece.  The center seedpot has a series of Mimbres style birds, fish and insects painted with a variety of clay slips.  Note as well the top where it has a fineline pattern!  The third pieces is one of the most intricately painted pieces we have seen from Diane!  There is a corn in relief on the rim and flowers and parrots around the shoulder. Descending from the shoulder are a series of feather and geometrics which spiral to the base.  Definitely three great pieces by this talented potter.

Left:            Seedpot w/ Quail                                            2.5"w x .5"h         $100.00

Center:       Seedpot w/ Birds and Bugs                          2.25"w x 2.25"h    $200.00 - SOLD

Right:         Jar with Birds and Corn in Relief                3.75"w x 3.5"h     $300.00

Dolores Lewis is a daughter of renown potter, Lucy M. Lewis.  Learning from her mother, she continues to make classic style Acoma pottery with very traditional designs.  This wonderful bowl has a series of heartline deer encircling the piece while there are rainclouds painted around the mouth for the four directions.  The heartlines in the deer are painted with a red clay and symbolize the heart being the center of the animal.  This imagery has been used for hundreds of years on Acoma and Zuni pottery. 

7"w x 4.25"h

$425.00 - SOLD

Here are two classic examples of pottery by renown artist Lucy Lewis.  Self taught, she was inspired by the pre-historic Mimbres pottery found near Acoma Pueblo.  The jar on the left has Mimbres style figures as the central designs.  They are surrounded by fineline lightning patterns.  The shape of the jar is elegant, with a lower shoulder and a longer neck, emphasizing the figures.  The jar on the right has a fineline pattern inside a diamond shape.  The pattern creates a star as its main design.  This is a smaller piece of her work, but beautifully exectued!  Lucy Lewis is one of the great Matriarchs of Pueblo pottery. She helped to revived traditional Acoma imagery on her pottery, along with utilizing pre-historic Mimbres designs.  Both pieces are in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. 

Left:                Jar with Mimbres Figures        4.5"w x 4"h            $1200.00 - SOLD

This is certainly one of the most unusual pieces we have ever come across by Lucy Lewis.  It is signed and dated from 1968.  It is a large seedpot with an incised design!  This was at the time when artists where just beginning to etch into the surface of the clay, and this would certainly have been an experimental piece of her work.  In addition to the unusual designs, there is a fantastic fire cloud on the bowl, signifying that it was native fired.  It is the fire cloud which really gives the bowl depth and character.  This piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is always interesting to find a piece that reveals the true innovative spirit of an artist such as Lucy Lewis!

10"w x 8"h

$3600.00

Lilly Salvador is a sister of noted potter, Wanda Aragon and the daughter of Frances Torivio.  Lilly is renown for her thin walled pottery and her intricately painted designs. She is one of the few at Acoma who continues to traditionally fire her pottery out-doors.  These two pieces are beautiful examples of her pottery and the intricately painted designs.  The jar on the left has a classic olla shape with a narrow base and high shoulder.  The design is a delicately painted flower and geometric design.  On the bottom she has written, "Renewed from an old water jar.  Dating back to 1800".  Note the perfect symmetry of the design patterns above and below the shoulder! The jar on the right is one of her larger pieces with bird and flower patterns.  It is a true polychrome with over three different natural clay slips.  On the bottom of this piece she has written, "Original pot is at the Smithsonian Collection.  Dating back to 1800". The jar on the right  Lilly has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and is instrumental in keeping alive and reviving historic Acoma designs!

Left:               Jar w/ Flowers and Diamonds     4.5"w x 4.25"h   $700.00

Right:           Jar with Bird and Flowers            7"w x 5.5"h         $1000.00

Stella Shutvia was renown for her corrugated pottery vessels.  She was a daughter of noted potter Jessie Garcia and the mother of Jacquie Shutiva-Hista.  Her corrugated style of pottery was inspired by pre-historic style corrugated pottery.  The bowl is coil built and the exterior of the coils is left exposed and then impressed with a triangular design.  This bowl is from the late 1980's and has three turtles on the top of a corrugated bowl.  The backs of each turtle are also corrugated.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is definitely an important piece from one of the important potters of Acoma pueblo!

8.5"w x 6.5"h

$400.00 - SOLD

Dorothy Torivio was among the first to utilize and then refine the "op-art" style in her Acoma pottery. She has taken classic Acoma pattern and then repeats them on a vessel, ranging the size from small to large and then small again, in accordance with the shape of the vessel.  The piece on the left is one of her taller miniatures with a butterfly pattern.  Each butterfly is interlocked and tightly painted to encompass the surface of the vessel, creating the appearance of butterflies encircling the jar!  The second and third pieces are both miniatures.  They are both tightly painted, one with a plant design and the other with a star design.  Dorothy has won numerous awards for her pottery, including Best of Pottery at the Heard Indian Market and has been featured in books such as "The Art of Clay" and "Legacy of Generations".

Left:                Miniature with Butterfly Pattern        1.75"w x 2"h             $300.00 - SOLD

Center:          Miniature w/ Flower Design                 1.75"w x 1.25"h        $300.00

Right:            Miniature Jar w/ Star Pattern                2"w x 1.25"h             $300.00

         Dorothy Torivio - Acoma     

Dorothy Torivio has long been an innovator in Acoma pottery.  She was among to utilize and then refine the "op-art" style in her pottery. She has taken classic Acoma pattern and then repeats them on a vessel, ranging the size from small to large and then small again, in accordance with the shape of the vessel.  The jar on the left has a butterfly pattern.  Each butterfly is interlocked and tightly painted to encompass the surface of the vessel, creating the appearance of butterflies encircling the jar!  The jar on the right has a plant design with each of the oval shaped painted with red dots.  The shape is wonderful with the elongated neck. Dorothy has won numerous awards for her pottery, including Best of Pottery at the Heard Indian Market and has been featured in books such as "The Art of Clay" and "Legacy of Generations".

Left:               Large Jar with Butterfly Design            9"w x 6"h                 $3300.00

Right:            Jar with Long Neck                                  4.25"w x 4"h           $1000.00

Sandra Victorino - Acoma     NEW

Sandra Victorino is  a niece of noted potter Dorothy Torivio.  Under the tutelage of both her mother and her aunt, Sandra has developed her own unique style of pottery.  Each piece is coil built and then painted with bee-weed, a plant used to create the black (or brownish) coloration against the white clay.  The red is a native clay slip.  Sandra has her own unique style of "op-art", where the patterns start small, then get larger and then smaller again on the vessel. This is a classic "olla" shape vessel which has a butterfly pattern around the neck.  The body of the piece has a swirling snow and leaf pattern.  Typical of her work, it is intricately painted and there is a beautiful sense of balance between the form and design.  Note how the designs get smaller as they get closer to the base!  Sandra has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and her work can be found in numerous museums around the country.

7"w x 6"h

$550.00 - SOLD

The matriarch of a family of renown potters, Laruencita Herrera was the mother of Mary Frances Herrera, Seferina Ortiz and the grandmother of Virgil Ortiz, Janice Ortiz and Inez Ortiz.  Her pottery was typical of the era in which she worked, with a folk art style.  She was not prolific and it is rare that we see much of her work come back to the market.  This storyteller is holding a single baby.  The body is painted with the older cream colored slip which was used in the 1960's and early 70's.  The storyteller is signed on the bottom in pencil and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

5.25"h

$700.00 - SOLD

Inez Ortiz was a daughter of noted potter Seferina Ortiz and the mother of potter Lisa Holt.  Inez was best known for her figurative pottery, often reflecting cultural icons or imagery.  On the left is one of her Dalmatian dogs licking  his paw.  On the right is one of her figurative pieces, this one is Marilyn Monroe.  Inez won awards at Santa Fe Indian Market for her clay figures of "The Rug Rats", "The Wizard of Oz" and others.  These figures are made from native clay and painted with native clay slips and wild spinach (black).  Typical of her work it is charming and well constructed and painted.

Left:        Dalmatian Dog                    2.25"w x 3.5"h            $100.00 -  SOLD

Right:    Marilyn Monroe Figure     9.25"h                           $800.00

Creativity and innovation are the hallmarks of Janice Ortiz's pottery.  She learned to make pottery from her mother, Seferina Ortiz.  She is the sister of noted potters Virgil Ortiz and Inez Ortiz.  While each member of the family has their own unique style, Janice continues to focus on traditional imagery and figures in her pottery.  This jar is amazingly complicated in its form.  Extruding from the sides, the clay is pushed out to create the four faces. They are the "Four Directions" (North - Yellow, South - Red, East - White, West-Black/Blue), each represented by a different color.  The lid is Father Sky.  The designs around the four figures are very tightly painted with spinach leaf and cloud patterns.  The jar utilizes its complicated form perfectly to accentuate the four figures.  There is something very elegant about this vessel as it combines ethnographic and cultural imagery with more modern representations. Janice has won numerous awards for her pottery  at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and at the Heard Market. Her pieces can also be found in museums around the country.

10.5"w x 15"h

$2400.00 - SOLD

Janice Ortiz - Cochiti  

This is a charming piece from Janice.  It is three pieces, the fisherman, the log and the fish (well, and the fishing pole!).  The fisherman is wonderful formed and painted and has a very classic folk art feel.  He is made to side on on a clay log, which is also painted.  The fishing pole is made from wood and then strung to hold the small clay fish she also painted.  The pole rests on a spot on the leg and in the hand.  There is a great sense of movement in the piece and note as well the texture she has added to the hat!  Janice has won numerous awards for her figurative pottery  at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market.

8.5"h

$500.00 for 3 pieces - SOLD

     Janice Ortiz - Cochiti  

Janice learned to make pottery from her mother, Seferina Ortiz.  She is the sister of noted potters Virgil Ortiz and Inez Ortiz.  While each member of the family has their own unique style, Janice continues to focus on traditional imagery and figures in her pottery.  Both of these figures are based on the classic "Directional Figures", each representing the four cardinal directions (north, south, east and west) and are a specific color.  The figure on the left is the South Direction (Red) and has suns painted as the design on the body.  The figure on the right is the West Direction (Blue or black, since there isn't a native blue clay at Cochiti Pueblo) and has lightning pattern painted on the front and back of the body.  The figures are both coil built and  painted with native clays (red, cream) and wild spinach (black).  The additional clay tabs on the head and ears are slipped with a red clay and added after firing. Pieces such as these figures combine the ethnographic and cultural imagery with more modern representations. Janice has won numerous awards for her pottery  at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market.

Left:           South Directional Figure      12"w x 18"h         $1800.00

Right:        West Directional Figure        13"w x 16"h         $1800.00

Over the past year, Janice has begun making a few collaborative pieces which her husband, Alfred Woods.  He has been designing them with his own style of carved imagery.  Janice has made the bowl and the plate and then they are designed and painted by Alfred with native clay slips and wild spinach (black).  The bowl on the left has a wild spinach leaf design symmetrically painted onto the clay. The bowl is thin walled and the designs seems to spiral around the entire piece.  The plate on the right has a West Directional Figure carved into the piece as the design.  The rim has four points which are each painted with a spinach leaf design.  The figure in relief in the center has additional tabs added to the arms, neck and headdress, just like on the larger figures!  These are exciting pieces and we certainly expect to see more collaborative work from Janice and Alfred in the future.

Left:                    Bowl with Leaf Pattern                         8.5"w x 5"h                      $350.00 - SOLD

Right:                 Plate w/ West Directional Figure         11" diameter                  $600.00

Few artists have the creativity to evolve their work with such dynamic force as Virgil Ortiz.  His pottery designs have become the influence for his entrance into the world of fashion.  He learned to make pottery from his mother, Seferina Ortiz.  His pottery combines traditional techniques with creative and innovative designs.  This jar has both contemporary and traditional designs.  On two sides are corn plants, one with the sun (red) and the other with the moon (black).  Between the two sections with the corn plants are plant-like tendrils extending up from the base of the jar.  They create their own visual contrast  with the sharp points and curling lines.  The use of such traditional and contemporary imagery has become a standard for Virgil's pottery, continuing to push the boundaries of contemporary Native clay.  Virgil has won numerous awards for his pottery and been featured in numerous magazines, both nationally and internationally.  His work can be found in numerous books, including "Free Spirit", "NDN Art" and "Changing Hands".

9"w x 9"h

$4400.00 - SOLD

Virgil Ortiz is certainly one of the most innovative potters working today.  His pottery designs have become the influence for his entrance into the world of fashion.  He learned to make pottery from his mother, Seferina Ortiz.  His pottery combines traditional techniques with creative and innovative designs. This Spring he premiered a new direction in his pottery with his gallery show, "Turmoil". The imagery is based on the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.  In addition to the images on his pottery, he has created the first in a series of four "comic books", highlighting the story of the revolt through his eyes and characters of his creation.  He has also created a limited edition (series of 20 signed and numbered) prints which feature the covers of each of the upcoming "comic books".  They are creative and striking images, bringing a new dimension to his artwork.

12" x 15" each individual print, Limited Edition of 20

$100.00 for set of 4 separate prints (Sold Out)

Ada Suina is among the best known living storyteller potters from Cochiti Pueblo.  Along with Mary Trujillo, their work continues in the classic style of Helen Cordero.  Ada's work is probably the most closely related, as when Helen died she purchased all her remaining clay slip.  The coloration of her pieces remains very similar to those Helen made thirty years ago.  This figure is a female storyteller with nine children.  It is beautifully painted and note the complexity of the design on the back.  Note the sculptural quality to the face  and the scarf, which are simply outstanding!  Ada's storytellers have long been among the most sought after at Cochiti the intricacy and beauty of them is certainly evident in her work above!

10"h

$1800.00

Mary Trujillo - Cochiti      

Mary Trujillo learned to make storytellers from her mother-in-law, Helen Cordero.  Her figures harken back to the earliest storytellers, which were most often males. This one is a drummer, with a separate clay drum and a wooden mallet.  While many of the drums on her figures are wooden, it is not often that we see one from her where it is made of clay.  Mary has won numerous awards for her figurative pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and she was highlighted there this year for the long term importance of her pottery.

7"w x 8.5"h

$1000.00 -  SOLD

Ron Looking Elk Martinez - Isleta    

This is a beautifully incised seedpot from Ron Martinez.  It is highly polished and has a series of stars or crosses in the sky above a river, as the design. The brown firing gives the seedpot a more dramatic coloration. 

2.25"w x 2.75"h

$150.00

Chris Teller - Isleta     

Chris Teller is a daughter of Stella Teller.  She is the only one of her daughters who uses the grey coloration which her mother made famous.  This figure is a Hopi style storyteller with her hair in swirls on the side of her head.  She has four children in her arms.  Note the beautifully painted designs on the cloak! 

5.5"h

$400.00

     Robin Teller - Isleta   

Robin Teller is the daughter of noted potter Stella Teller.  Robin continues to be one of our favorite potters who makes the traditional style of storytellers.  It is not only her unique ability to make each piece truly tell a story, but the quality of her painting and design which make them works of art.  Here are two smaller figures.  The storyteller on the the left has Hopi style hair with the side whirls.  She is showing the kids different baskets, one is a Navajo wedding basket and the other a Hopi Mudhead Clown on a basket.  On her shawl it is painted with a checkerboard pattern.  Each section varies in color and design.  The second figure has Pueblo style hair with the long braid.  She and the children are going through a basket of flowers.  On her shawl are an avanyu (water serpent) and a rising sun.  Each piece is made with native clay and painted with native clay slips.   Robin has won major awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, Gallup Ceremonials and the Heard Indian Market.  While she makes few pieces each year, they are unique and the story of each piece conveys a deeper message from the artist to the viewer.

Left:        Storyteller with Baskets            3"h        $300.00 - SOLD

Right:     Storyteller with Flowers            3"h        $300.00

Robin Teller - Isleta   NEW

This is an amazing sculptural piece from Robin Teller.  She is the daughter of noted potter Stella Teller.  She has entitled this piece, "My Spirit Within".  The outside is in the shape of a kiva, and there are four animals carved in relief on the sides, in areas where it would seem the plaster has fallen away. There is a deer, eagle, bear and mt. lion.  They are each painted with native clay slips.  The "lid" to the kiva has fully painted vigas in clay on the under side.  The top has a ladder and when the bowl is opened there are four separate animal figures on the inside. They are the same animals as painted on the outside of the bowl.  There is also on human figure, meant to represent "our spirit within" the kivas.  This is an amazing piece in complexity of form, technique and concept.  Robin's technical skill shines throughout this entire piece.  Robin has won major awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, Gallup Ceremonials and the Heard Indian Market.  While she makes few pieces each year, they are unique and the story of each piece conveys a deeper message from the artist to the viewer.

9"w x 5.25"h (w/o ladder)

$1800.00 for 8 pieces

Robin Teller - Isleta   

Robin Teller is the daughter of noted potter Stella Teller.  Robin continues to be one of our favorite potters who makes the traditional style of storytellers.  It is not only her unique ability to make each piece truly tell a story, but the quality of her painting and design which make them works of art.  This is one of the larger pieces we have had from Robin in a while, and it is striking in the intricacy of the design.  The storyteller is entitled "Turtle Woman".  The central figure is a woman with Hopi style hair made into buns on the sides of her head.  She has eight children on her and she is holding a canteen for water.  Surrounding the children are turtles, which are representative of the migration stories of the pueblo people, of water and of longevity.  The children are playing with the turtles, riding them and giving them water.  The shawl surrounding the figure is beautiful in the intricacy of the painting and the variety of colored clay slips.  There are a series of turtles on her shawl, as well as rain clouds and the symbol for father earth/mother sky.  Robin has won major awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, Gallup Ceremonials and the Heard Indian Market.  While she makes few pieces each year, they are unique and the story of each piece conveys a deeper message from the artist to the viewer.

9"w x 6.5"h

$2000.00

Here are two exquisite lidded pieces from Glendora Fragua.  She is from a family of renown artists, including her mother, Juanita Fragua, sister BJ Fragua and brother, Cliff Fragua.  The jar on the left is polished tan and has a geometric pattern etched into the clay around the shoulder.  The designs are further highlighted by the painted patterns and inset pieces of turquoise.  The jar also has a tan lid.  The bowl on the right has four medallions, each with a sgraffito and painted sunface designs.  The imagery is both etched into the clay and highlighted with native clay slips.  The lid has an open design, always more difficult to make with the clay!  Glendora has won numerous awards for her work and is certainly one of the most sought after potters from Jemez Pueblo!

Left:       Tan Jar w/ Lid        3"w x 5.25"h        $650.00

Right:    Red Bowl w/ Lid    5"w x 4.75"h        $925.00

     Vangie Tafoya - Jemez     

Vangie Tafoya is one of the Jemez potters who began incising into their pottery over thirty years ago.  Her high polish and delicate designs are always astounding to the eye.  The seedpot on the left has two tan melon ribs swirling around its side. The top is highly polished with a butterfly and flower, surrounded by traditional geometric patterns.  The bowl on the right has a classic eternity band around the rim and a feather pattern around the shoulder.  Typical of her work, it is highly polished and the contrast of the matte and polished surfaces is striking.

Left:            Red and Tan Seedpot with butterfly            4.75"w x 3"h            $400.00   

Right:         Red Bowl with Feather Pattern                       3"w x 2"h                $100.00 - SOLD

8"w x 7"h

$1800.00 - SOLD

     Yvonne Lucas - Laguna/Navajo    NEW

Yvonne Lucas continues to create her own path in reviving historic Laguna pottery.  She is married to Steve Lucas, and learned to make pottery from him and his aunt, Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo.  Here are two elegant examples of her pottery.  The jar on the left is amazingly thin walled and painted using the bee-weed plant to create the black coloration.  The designs are feather, rain and lighting patterns.  The jar is then native fired, creating a beautiful coloration to the white area.  The jar on the right includes not only the black painted areas but also the polished red clay slip.  The design on the sides of the pieces are a flower pattern which is then connected to the next flower medallion with a geometric and fineline pattern.  The top of the jar has a star pattern which connects the four medallions and the cloud patterns.  Yvonne is one of the only potters from Laguna still firing traditionally, and the color variations are stunning, with almost a pinkish, meringue-like cast to areas of the white.  She has won numerous awards for her work and her pieces can be found in museums around the country.

Left:        Small Jar with Geometrics        7"w x 6.75"h        $1600.00

Right:     Flat Jar w/ Star Pattern              11"w x 7"h            $4000.00

Yvonne Lucas - Laguna/Navajo    

Yvonne Lucas continues to create her own path in reviving historic Laguna pottery.  This large water jar is among her most intricate, with only black (bee-weed, a plant) painted on a white clay slipped surface.  The designs are a series of plant and flower patterns.  They are enhanced by fineline pattern and the beauty of the coloration from the firing. Yvonne is one of the only potters from Laguna still firing traditionally, and the color variations are stunning, with almost a pinkish, meringue-like cast to areas of the white.  Yvonne learned to make pottery from her husband, Steve Lucas and Dextra Quotskuyva.  She has won numerous awards for her work and her pieces can be found in museums around the country.

9"w x 9"h

$4000.00

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Thomas Natseway - Laguna   

Thomas Natseway is one of the most renown miniaturists in Pueblo pottery.  Rarely does he make a piece which is over 1" tall!  Here is an amazing grouping of his pieces, each made from native clay and painted with native clay slips.  Thomas's pottery encompasses both recreating historic pieces in miniature and also his own innovative designs. The first has three parrots as the stands holding up the bowl.  The second piece is a canteen based on a Zuni style designs with bears as the handles.  The third piece is a set of a pitcher with a melon ribbed bottom.  There are birds painted on the shoulder of the pitcher and there are birds also painted on the bowl the pitcher sits in.  The fourth is a wedding vase with a painted rainbow band over a bird and note as well the twisted handle!  The fifth piece is an open dough bowl in the Zuni style, painted on both the inside and outside!  Thomas has won numerous awards for his pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and Gallup Ceremonials. 

1.           Three Parrot Bowl                .75"w x .5"h        $350.00

2.           Canteen w/ Bears                .75"w x .75"h       $350.00

3.           Pitcher & Bowl Set              .75w x .75"h        $400.00 - SOLD

4.           Wedding Vase                     .5"w x .75"h         $300.00

5.            Open Bowl                           1"w x .25"h         $300.00                   

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Thomas Natseway - Laguna   

Thomas Natseway is one of the most renown miniaturists in Pueblo pottery.  Rarely does he make a piece which is over 1" tall!  Here is an amazing grouping of his pieces, each made from native clay and painted with native clay slips.  Thomas's pottery encompasses both recreating historic pieces in miniature and also his own innovative designs. The first piece above is a lidded canister painted with triangular mountain designs and a fineline pattern.  The second piece is a shalako katsina figure.  Note the amazing intricacy of the painting on the body and the tablita!  The third piece is a square jar with Zuni style designs and a tablita lid.  The fourth piece is an incredibly creative piece by Thomas!  It is a canister with painted flowers and a flower in relief at the top.  The lid is a hummingbird, which is taking nectar from the flower!  Thomas has won numerous awards for his pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and Gallup Ceremonials. 

1.           Cylinder w/ Geometrics                  .5"w x 1"h            $400.00 - SOLD

2.           Shalako katsina Figure                   .75"w x .75"h       $400.00

3.          Jar with Tablita Lid                          .5w x 1.25"h         $475.00

4.          Jar with Hummingbird Lid            .5"w x 1"h             $475.00 - SOLD

Thomas Natseway - Laguna   

Thomas Natseway is one of the most renown miniaturists in Pueblo pottery.  This seedpot is an early example of his pottery with a fineline star pattern on the top and a geometric cloud and rain design around the shoulder.  The intricacy of his painting has certainly remained consistent over the years, while the scale of his pottery continues to diminish!  Thomas has won numerous awards for his pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and Gallup Ceremonials. 

1.5"w x 1"h

$225.00 - SOLD

Maricopa __________

     Vesta Bread (1912-1976) - Maricopa    

There are very few Maricopa potters working today.  They are from just south of Phoenix, Arizona and the pottery has a very "folk art" appearance.  The pieces are made using an paddle-and-anvil technique and they are twice fired.  The black designs are derived from a mixture of mesquite sap and cactus spines.  Vesta Bread was among the most famous of the revivalist potters from this area in the 1970's.  These two bowls are small but classic examples of her pottery. The bowl on the left has a mountain pattern encircling the center of the piece.  The bowl on the right has a cloud pattern around the rim. Both pieces are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

Left:        Bowl with Geometrics                4.5"w x 3.5"h        $200.00

Right:    Bowl w/ Cloud Design               4"w x 2.5"h            $100.00

         Ida Redbird (1892-1971) - Maricopa    

There are very few Maricopa potters working today.  They are from just south of Phoenix, Arizona.  Each piece is made using an paddle-and-anvil technique and they are twice fired.  The black designs are derived from a mixture of mesquite sap and cactus spines.  Ida Redbird is certainly among the most famous of the Maricopa potters.  She was instrumental in the revival of Maricopa pottery from 1937-40.  She was featured in Arizona Highways in 1948.   She taught numerous others to make pottery.  These are two classic pieces of her work.  On the left is a jar with the classic Maricopa longer neck and rounder body.  The jar has a cloud pattern.  The piece on the right is a wedding vase with water designs.  There are additional painted designs on the sides and handle.  Both pieces are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

Left:                Long neck vase with cloud Pattern                4.5"w x 5"h            $400.00

Right:             Wedding Vase with Water Designs               5"w x 6.75"h          $400.00- SOLD

     Unsigned - Maricopa    

While Maricopa pottery had virtually died out by the 1930's, there was a revival in the late 1930's to continue the craft.  This vessel and figure are both wonderful examples of this period of revival.  Typical of many pieces form this time, they are unsigned.  However they are fantastic in their style and form. The bowl on the left has a face as the main part of the design, with a water pattern painted around the back.  This piece is also unusual with the use of the white clay on the outside.  The figurative piece seems more derivative of Mojave figures of the same period, but made with Maricopa clays.  The figure has attached shell earrings and a wonderful form.  Both pieces are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

Left:                White Bowl with Dimensional Face        4.25"w x 4.25"h        $175.00

Right:             Figurative Jar                                                2.5"w x 5"h               $180.00

Nambe Pueblo __________

Lonnie Vigil - Nambe  

Lonnie Vigil is a name synonymous with micaceous pottery.  During his time at the School of American Research he refined his technique of making and firing micaceous pottery.  This bowl is a perfect example of his simplicity of form. The bowl has a high, sharp shoulder. The rim is even but has one section which come to a point.  The firing shows the variations in color near the base.  The bowl is an exciting balance of form and function, color and symmetry.  Lonnie has won "Best of Show" at Santa Fe Indian Market for his large vessels and is among the most sought after of the traditionalist pueblo potters.

12.5"w x 8"h

$2000.00

Picuris Pueblo __________

Virginia Durran  - Picuris   

Virginia Durran is one of the few potters from Picuris Pueblo in Northern New Mexico. The pottery is made from micaceous clay and then rag polished with a micaceous clay slip.  The pitcher is made from micaceous clay and has a wonderful sense of form with a round body, handle and spout.  It is typical of much of her work as it has a very functional appearance and use.  The micaceous clay is one of the which is actually fired hot enough that it can be used.  Note the fire cloud near the base which signifies that the piece was traditionally fired.

8"w x 7.5"h

$350.00

Pojoaque Pueblo __________

Melissa Talachy - Pojoaque  

Melissa Talachy comes from a family of renown potters, including her grandmother, Petra Gutierrez, parents Joe & Thelma Talachy and aunts Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod), Minnie Vigil & Lois Gutierrez.  This jar is a fantastic example of her pottery with deeply carved butterflies and dragonflies encircling the entire piece. The insects are varied in coloration from micaceous clay to white clay or polished surfaces.  Equally intriguing on her work is the background area between the carving, where she has left the rough texture of the clay visible.  This almost seems to emulate the movement of the insects around the piece!  Melissa has won awards for her pottery at the Heard Museum Indian Market and was part of a recent exhibit at the Po'eh Center Museum.

6"w x 8"h

$800.00 - SOLD

We are pleased to have the work of Daryl Candelaria again after his six year hiatus at the School of American Research in Santa Fe.  However, his time there has given him a new insight into historic and contemporary Pueblo pottery.  This bowl is carved and each section is a different style of pottery shard.  He is amazingly talented to create micaceous, polished and polychrome styles!  Daryl has also hand-drawn a key to the bowl, identifying the different shards.  We definitely look for more exciting work from this young and very talented potter!

9"w x 5.75"h

$975.00 - SOLD

Hubert Candelario - San Felipe   

Hubert Candelario has created his unique style of San Felipe pottery using a distinctive micaceous clay from the area and combining it with contemporary designs.  This seedpot is carved with a series of concentric circles, creating the image as if a pebble was dropped into the clay and there was a "ripple".  The color is derived from the mica in the clay, which he rubs onto the surface to create an even tonality.  Hubert has been featured in numerous books and museum exhibits for his innovative and unconventional Pueblo pottery.

4.5"w x 4.5"h

$600.00

Myrtle Cata began making pottery in the early 1980's.  Her pottery is typically plain, emphasizing the form and polish.  This jar is a stunning long neck double shoulder water jar. The jar is stone polished to create the shine.  This is one of the larger pieces of her work we have had in the gallery, and it is a beautiful example of how a classic form can continue to find its own distinction among Pueblo pottery.

11"w x 13"h

$450.00 - SOLD

Tom Tapia  - San Juan Clara    

Tom Tapia is renown for his polished and incised pottery.  Each piece is coil built and incised with a variety of traditional or animal images.  He often works with his wife, Sue Tapia, who carves the pottery before he etches the designs into the clay.  This small bowl has a series of butterflies as the main design.  They are much more whimsical in appearance and appear very happy to have found a flower!  Note the high polish and the tight placement of the designs. 

2"w x 1.5"h

$200.00

Dolorita Melchor (d.) - Santo Domingo  

Dolorita Melchor was a daughter of noted potter Santana Melchor, one of the matriarchal potters of Santo Domingo.  This jar is from the 1970's and is a classic water jar form.  The entire piece is fully designed with leaf and sun patterns.  Note was well the spirit line on the rim.  Dolorita did not make a lot of pottery, and often did so with her mother and also her sister-in-law, Crucita.  This jar is in great condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.   It is always exciting to find such unique and yet classic pieces of Santo Domingo pottery.

7"w x 6"h

$700.00

Santana Melchor (1889-1978) - Santo Domingo  

Santana Melchor has long been considered one of the great matriarchs of Santo Domingo Pueblo.  Throughout her career she helped to revived and maintain many of the historic designs and forms found on earlier pottery from the Pueblo.  She is the mother of well know potters such as Dolorita Melchor.  This jar is from the late 1960's and is a wonderful example of her pottery.  While not "perfect" in form, it reflects the folk art era of Pueblo pottery perfectly, with an elegant round shoulder and slightly turned out rim.  The design is a  perfect complement to the shape with a plant design dividing the jar into sections and then with a single flower surrounded by a creame colored "negative space".  This jar is in great condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.   It is always exciting and increasingly difficult to find such unique and yet classic pieces of Santo Domingo pottery.

10"w x 10"h

$1400.00

Paulita Pacheco (d. 2008) - Santo Domingo  

Paulita Pachecho was a sister of Robert Tenorio, Hilda Coriz and the mother of Andrew Pacheco.  She is renown for her large sized classic Santo Domingo pottery.  This large open bowl has a flower pattern around the outside while inside there is a single bird and flower as the pattern. This piece is beautifully painted using native clay slips and native fired and continues the classic traditions of Santo Domingo Pueblo.

11.5"w x 6.5"h

$400.00

Robert Tenorio - Santo Domingo  

This is one of the most unusual forms we have seen from Robert Tenorio!  It is a classic double canteen, which has been coil built. The two canteens are joined together and there is also a clay handle making it all one piece.  It is always amazing that such technically difficult pieces survive the firing!  The design on the outside is a series of painted male and female deer.  Robert has won numerous awards for his pottery and is certainly one of the most influential Santo Domingo potters working today!

11"long x 7"h

$1000.00

Virginia Romero was one of the most famous of the traditional style potters from Taos Pueblo.  Her pottery was typically utilitarian in form. However, there was a simple elegance to each piece.  This open lidded bowl is from the early 1970's and captures much about her work. The micaceous clay is polished and the form utilitarian. The small fire-clouds reflect the traditional firing of the pottery.  This bowl is in great condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  Virginia has been featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay".

6"w x 3"h

Elizabeth Medina is known for her classic Zia pottery.  Her work is based on traditional Zia designs, including birds, roadrunners and flowers.  This is a polychrome jar, with over three different clay slips, which are both matte and polished on the jar.  The lid has a turtle with a bird painted on its back. The base of the lid is in painted in the shape of a flower.  The jar itself has birds on each side, and note that their wings and body are fully polished.  They are surrounded by a rainbow band, where the red and tan clay slips are also polished!  The jar has a wonderful balance of color and design, using only native clay slips and it is also native fired.  Elizabeth has won numerous awards for her pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market. 

7"w x 9.5"h (w/ Lid)

$300.00

Marcellus Medina & Elizabeth Medina - Zia   NEW

Marcellus Medina is known for his traditional style of Pueblo painting. However, he also does pottery with his wife, Elizabeth, who makes the pieces which he paints.  This small jar has an buffalo dancer on one side and an Apache style Gahn Dancer on the other.  Note the intricacy of the painted figures as well as the traditional rain and feather patterns surrounding them!

2.5"w x 3"h

$250.00 -  SOLD

Ruby Panana - Zia   

Ruby Panana is known for her very traditional style Zia pottery.  The colors are all derived from native clay slips and her vessels vary with polished and matte surfaces.  This bowl is a striking example with a roadrunner under a polished rainbow.  On the opposite sides there is a flower design, which when looked at from a distance becomes a butterfly!  There is a beautiful balance of form and design in her pottery!

10"w x 7.5"h

$600.00 - SOLD

This jar by Deldrick Cellicion has his lizards in relief, encircling the entire jar. The vessel itself has a mottled clay on the surface, creating a fantastic texture.  The shape of the lizards are perfect for the shape of the jar and enhance its overall appearance.

6.5"w  x 7"h

Alan Lasiloo is one of the young, new innovators in Pueblo pottery.  He has been working on painted micaceous ware pottery for the past several years.  The most recent addition to his clay work is his white-ware pottery.  These pieces combine the traditional Zuni  and kaolin white clay.  They are stone polished and pit fired.  The various colorations are from the firing, where lard is placed on the vessel during firing  and melts into the clay.  This is one of the larger pieces of his work and a graceful form with melon ribs pushed out near the base.  The lard which has burned into the clay has created a stunning appearance against the white!  The variations of color are in elegant contrast to the shape of the vessel and seem to accent just the right area and keep the eye moving.  Alan has been involved and interested in fashion and the connection of form and simplicity of this vessel is certainly a reflection of his aesthetic of creating designs with clay instead of fabric.  We look forward to seeing more from this young artist!

9.5"w x 16.75"h

$1600.00

     Alan E. Lasiloo - Zuni    

Alan Lasiloo is quickly becoming one of the sought after new, young, creative potters.  These two pieces are made from micaceous clay.  They are pit fired to give them coloration from the smoke as they fire.  Note first the size of both pieces!  They are large vessels and each is coil built.  The jar on the left has an elegant form, with the round Zuni style shoulder and the elongated neck.  Enlarge the image and the symmetry of the vessel is evident! One side has a painted design, which is Alan's simplistic interpretation of the story of the Warrior Twins, of Pueblo mythology.  The other side has amazing fire clouds which seem to move ceaselessly across the body of the vessel.  The second piece is a plate, which is micaceous and a rich, orange-red coloration on the front, and nearly black on the back!  The front has a simplified water symbol which Alan has taken from Zuni pottery.  The size of the plate is dynamic and an amazing accomplishment for any potter working in native clay!  It is exciting to see an artist working on such scale, and certainly a reflection of his skills!

Left:        Jar w/ Warrior Twins Design            12"w x 17"h            $1200.00

Right:     Plate w/ Water Symbols                     17.5" diameter       $1000.00

     Randy Nahohai - Zuni   

Randy Nahohai is one of the best known of the traditional style of Zuni potters.  These two bowls represent two different styles of his pottery.  The jar on the left has a star and universe design painted onto the clay.  The jar on the right has heartline deer encircling the jar.  The rim is a micaceous clay slip, in contrast to the white polished surface of the jar.  Randy has won numerous awards for his pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and been featured in numerous books on both Zuni and Pueblo pottery.

Left:        Jar with Stars            5.5"w x 4.75"h            $300.00 - SOLD

Right:     Jar with Deer            7.5"w x 7.25"h            $500.00 - SOLD

Noreen Simplicio - Zuni   

Noreen Simplicio is renown for her pottery that has three-dimensional style lizards and pueblo scenes.  However, this jar is a wonderful example of her traditional style of Zuni pottery. The jar has a rainbird and rain pattern above and below the shoulder.  Note the intricacy of the painted lines on the jar! Noreen has won numerous awards for her pottery and continues to be one of the leaders of both contemporary and traditional Zuni pottery.

7"w x 7"h

$500.00 - SOLD