Calvin Analla - Laguna   NEW

Calvin Analla is a brother of noted potter Yvonne Lucas.  He is known for his traditional style of Laguna pottery. The jar on the left is made from native clay and painted with bee-weed for the black. The jar is thin walled and has a beautiful flow of designs.  The central area has a swirl eternity belt pattern while there are fineline rain and cloud patterns above and below.  The ladle on the right has a more modern appearance with the center line representing a lightning bolt, with the white representing the sky (on the right) and the brown representing the earth (on the left).  Technically, creating items such as this ladle are difficult as they tend to crack either in the drying stage or in firing.  Calving is definitely one of the new creative revivalists from Laguna Pueblo!

Left:         Jar with Fineline Pattern           6.75"w x 5.5"h               $400.00

Right:     Spoon                                            8" long x 3"w                $150.00

Frederica Antonio is renown for her intricately painted pottery. Each piece is coil built and then finely painted. Her designs are a series of fine vertical and horizontal lines which are then filled in to create larger images in the squares.  Both of these jars are in the classic Acoma olla shape with a narrow base and a wide shoulder.  The jar on the left has a rain design around the rim.  The body of the piece is fully painted with angular wind patterns, highlighted in with a red clay slip.  The jar on the right has a butterfly design around the rim.  The body of the piece has a rug pattern painted in four sections. The design on this jar is all painted in black on white, giving it a very modern appearance.  The combination of the thin walls and the tightly painted designs on her work is simply perfect and visually stunning! 

Left:        Jar with Wind and Rain Swirls                      5.25"w x 4.75"h    $900.00

Right:     Jar with Rug Pattern                                         6"w x 5.5"h          $1000.00

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

$1100.00

Barbara & Joseph Cerno - Acoma     

Barbara & Joseph Cerno are known for their very large vessels.  This is one of the largest pieces of their work we have had in the gallery.  The jar is coil built and painted with natural clay slips.  The design is painted in three bands and on the top and bottom are trains.  Around the center is a town.  Note the fineline detail in the smoke from the trains and the birds around the neck of the jar!  It is a wonderful play on traditional designs and historic motifs.  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.

16"w x 15"h

$5500.00

Barbara & Joseph Cerno - Acoma     

Barbara & Joseph Cerno are known for their very large...ok, HUGE vessels.  This is a stunning jar with classic Acoma imagery around the entire piece. The jar is fully designed with parrots, birds, rainbows and plants.  All the various colors are derived from different clay slips.  The flow of design and the intricacy of the painting is simply stunning!  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.

16.5"w x 16"h

$6000.00

       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.  Here are two of her miniatures.  The jar on the left has a fineline pattern painted around the entire surface.  The seedpot on the right has a mountain pattern painted around the top.  The jar is in excellent while the seedpot has a few areas of spalling on the surface.  Otherwise they are both in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  Marie Z. Chino's pottery can be found in the book, "14 Families in Pueblo Pottery" along with numerous other publications.

Left:            Fineline Jar                2.5"w x 2.25"h        $300.00 - SOLD

Right:        Seedpot                       2.25"w x 2"h           $110.00

Rose Chino Garcia (1928-2000) - Acoma   

Rose Chino was a daughter of the famous Acoma potter Marie Z. Chino.  She was known for her use traditional forms and her distinctive stylized designs. This bowl is a classic black-and-white bowl with a perfectly painted flower pattern encircling the piece. The bowl is thin walled an tightly painted.  Her style of painting is based in tradition but has a very modern appearance.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. 

6.5"w x 5.75"h           

$800.00

Carolyn is a sister of noted potters Rebecca Lucario, Judy Lewis and Diane Lewis.  Carolyn is well known for her beautifully painted pottery using Mimbres style figures.  These two pieces represent the variety of her pottery styles.  The canteen on the left has classic Acoma style designs painted around the rim with a polychrome clay coloration in contrast to the black.  The central design is a flute player with a raised clay section for the head.  On the right is a seedpot with a Mimbres style fish and its tail is in relief from the surface of the piece.  It is surrounded by very tightly painted fineline and geometric patterns.  Carolyn has won numerous awards for her intricately painted pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Market.

Left:        Canteen with Flute Player                       3"w x 3.5"h               $200.00

Right:     Seedpot with Fish                                     2.5"w x 1.5"h            $150.00

Lolita Concho was among those potters helping to revive historic Acoma pottery designs and forms in the 1970's.  She was the mother-in-law of noted potter Dorothy Torivio and taught her the techniques for painting tight even lines.  These two pieces are from the early 1970's at a time period when they re-introduced a fourth color back to Acoma pottery, recreating the historic "four color" pieces.  The tall water jar on the left is amazingly thin walled  and has parrots around the neck and classic geometric patterns around the shoulder.  Note the various colors of clay used throughout the entire piece!  The large jar on the right combines both the parrot design and very intricately painted fineline patterns around the entire piece!  The shape of the jar is also exceptional, reminding one of the early ollas.  Both pieces are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  The jar on the right has a few areas of spalling which is typical of the 1970's period.  These wonderful vessels are an exciting moment in the history of reviving ancient styles in Acoma pottery.

Left:                Tall Water Jar with Birds                                      8"w x 11"h                $1200.00

Right:             Large Jar with Parrots and Fineline patterns    12"w x 9.5"h             $1000.00          

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

$250.00

Paula Estevan is renown for her intricately painted Acoma pottery. She has been making pottery for over 20 years, and each year the work seems to become more intricate and delicate in design and form.  Here are two intricately painted pieces of her pottery.  The jar on the left has a swirl design which is inspired by the pre-historic pottery of the Tularosa area.  It is thin walled and very tightly painted.  The jar on the right has a classic lightning pattern which has a full black design near the neck and a fineline pattern throughout the remainder of the piece.  The painting skill on her pieces is simply stunning and each piece is intricate and perfect!

Left:        Jar with Tularosa Swirl                   4.5"w x 3.75"h          $400.00

Right:     Jar with Lightning Designs            5.5"w x 4.5"h            $500.00

Marietta Patricio Juanico - Acoma     NEW

Marietta creates some beautiful fineline Acoma pottery.  This jar is a unique combination of several various styles and techniques of Acoma pottery. The base is a fineline pattern. A round the shoulder is a corrugated band.  Around the neck of the jar has painted lizards!  It is a wonderful variety of designs which all flow together seamlessly!

5.5"w x 4"h         

$300.00

  Robert Kasero - Laguna     

Robert Kasero is a Laguna potter who learned to make pottery from Paula Estevan.  Much like her work, his pieces are very thin walled and precision painted. This seedpot has a very intricately designed butterfly pattern which encompasses the entire surface of the piece.  In addition to the thin walls, he also slightly indents the bottoms of his pottery, reminiscent of the historic Laguna vessels. He is definitely a potter to watch!

5.25"w x 4.75"h           

$450.00 - SOLD

Juanita Keene (d. ) - Acoma   NEW

This is simple jar from Juanita Keene.  She was known for making unpainted pottery with corrugated rims and handles.  This jar is fully polished and has a corrugated neck.  Juanita was a sister of Frances Torivio and Lolita Concho.  The jar is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repairs.

8"w x 9"h          

$500.00

This is a classic style polychrome jar from Marcus Lente. The jar has a star pattern on all four sides and also around the neck. It is a classic water jar shape.  All the different colors are derived from different clay slips and Marcus created elegant designs which flowed with the shape of his pottery.  This jar is in excellent condition and a exquisite example of his pottery painting skill.

8"w x 8"h          

Here are two classic bowls by Juana Leno.  Juana learned to make pottery from her grand mother Eulilia Vallo and her mother, Lupita Vallo.  She was known for her thin walled pottery and best for her black and white Tularosa inspired pottery which was featured in an article on Pueblo Pottery in the 1982 National Geographic Magazine.  This bowl is a wonderful shape with a slightly indented rim. The design is a series of interlocking finelines which create a star pattern.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. 

7.5"w x 5"h            

Diane Lewis is from a family of well-known potters, including Carolyn Concho, Sharon Lewis and Rebecca Lucario.  These three miniature seedpots are beautiful examples of her pottery. On the left is a seedpot with two Mimbres style fish in medallions.  They are surrounded by intricately detailed water and rain patterns.  The seedpot in the center has a single lizard in the center.  There are wind and fineline patterns around the central medallion.  The seedpot on the right is rounder in shape and has four lizards along with fineline designs around the edge.  Diane Lewis continues to be on the creative innovators at Acoma pueblo, reviving historic designs and re-creating them with her tightly painted perfection!

Left:               Seedpot w/ 2 Fish                 2"w x .75"h        $125.00

Center:          Seedpot w/ Lizard                2"w x .75"h        $125.00

Right:            Seedpot with Lizards          2"w x 1.25"h      $150.00

Diane Lewis is from a family of well-known potters, including Carolyn Concho and Rebecca Lucario.  These two miniatures are wonderful examples of her pottery. On the left is a seedpot with a Mimbres style deer as the central design. The remainder of the piece is fully painted with traditional Acoma fineline and geometric patterns.  Note the intricacy of the design elements and the use of a variety of colors!  On the right is a jar with two classic style birds painted above the shoulder.  There is a polychrome corn plant in relief on the neck of the piece.  Below the shoulder is are series of feather and rain patterns painted in red, white and black slips.  Diane Lewis continues to be on the creative innovators at Acoma pueblo, reviving historic designs and re-creating them with her tightly painted perfection!

Left:               Seedpot w/ Deer                     3.25"w x 1.5"h      $150.00        

Right:           Jar w/ Birds & Corn                 3.5"w x 4.5"h       $300.00

Carmel Lewis is the youngest daughter of renowned potter Lucy Lewis.  Along with her sisters she continues the family tradition of making classic Acoma pottery.  Carmel's pottery focuses on pre-historic designs.  Here are two wonderful examples of her pottery.  On the left is a classic bowl with a lightning design and additional fineline patterns.  The bowl on the right has a classic Acoma style rain pattern with beautiful fineline designs accenting the patterns.  Carmel's pottery brings to mind the early work of her mother, but with a more modern appearance and her own tightness of design.

Left:         Bowl with Fineline Lightning Pattern            5"w x 4"h                  $200.00

Right:     Bowl with Rain Design                                      5"w x 4"h                  $200.00

Dolores Lewis is the middle daughter of renowned potter Lucy Lewis.  Along with her sisters she continues the family tradition of making classic Acoma pottery.  Dolores has created simple but classic piece of pottery.  This small seedpot has Mimbres rabbits on each side.  They are separated by a linear pattern.  Her work always seems to reflect the beauty of early contemporary Acoma pottery.

2.75"w x 3"h             

$100.00

Emma Lewis is a daughter of renowned potter Lucy M. Lewis.  Emma is renown for her classic shapes and finely painted designs.  These two bowls reflect the traditional style of her pottery.  On the left is a bowl with a series of heartline deer encircling the piece.  There are three pair of deer, each with a classic "heartline", which is symbolic of the heart as the center of the animal.  On the right is a bowl with parrots and a rainbow band connecting them. The additional colors of the clay slips are derived from the various clays.  Separating the birds (under the rainbow band) is a rain pattern.  Emma has won numerous awards for her pottery and continues the legacy of her mother's traditional imagery on her pottery.

Left:        Bowl with Mimbres Deer                 4.5"w x 4.25"h           $200.00

Right:     Bowl with Parrots and Rainbow    6"w x 3.5"h                 $200.00

This is an unusual collaborative jar by Lucy Lewis.  It was most likely made by Lucy and then painted by her daughter, Emma.  It is a wonderful shape with a "pie crust" rim and the entire piece is fully polished. The birds are all painted with the red clay and outlined in black and they are all painted below the shoulder of the piece.  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!

8"w x 7"h

$3600.00

Lucy Lewis is one of the Matriarchs of Pueblo pottery.  This self taught potter, inspired by the pre-historic Mimbres pottery found near Acoma Pueblo.  These three miniatures reflect the variety of her work. The seedpot on the left has a butterfly and rain fine-line pattern.  It is delicately painted and very thin walled and signed, "Lucy M. Lewis" on the bottom. The bowl in the center is a classic fine-line pattern with a inter-connecting designs all painted above the shoulder.  The bowl is signed, "Lucy M. Lewis" on the bottom.  The small bowl on the right has a mountain pattern painted in two bands around the shoulder of the piece.  It is signed "Lucy M. Lewis" on the bottom.  The black on all of the pieces is derived from bee-weed, a local plant.  They are all in excellent condition with no spalling and no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is exciting to see such a wonderful group of miniatures!

Left:          Seedpot with Rain and Butterfly Designs            3.25"w x 2.75"h             $750.00

Center:     Fineline Bowl                                                              3.5"w x 2.5"h                 $500.00

Right:       Bowl with Mountain Pattern                                    2.25"w x 1.5"h              $250.00

Lucy Lewis is one of the great Matriarch potters of the past century.  She learned to make pottery on her own and revived the pottery making process at Acoma Pueblo.  Here are two classic pieces of her fine-line pottery.  On the left is a bowl with a fineline pattern around the shoulder.  It has a butterfly pattern (the four connecting diamond shapes) separated by a rain pattern.  The bowl on the right is equally thin thin walled and beautifully painted over the entire surface. The design is a series of larger stars which are connected by smaller stars.  The difference between the two star shapes can be seen in the first two images above.  The piece has been native fire and has a beautiful coloration to the white clay slip.  Both pieces are signed on the bottom, "Lucy M. Lewis".  The black for the design is derived from bee-weed, which is a local plant. Both pieces are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is definitely a classic style of pottery by one of the great Matriarchs of Pueblo pottery!

Left:            Bowl with Fineline Pattern            4.5"w x 3.25"h             $1150.00      

Right:         Bowl with Star Design                    5.5"w x 4.25"h            $1550.00

Sharon Lewis - Acoma      NEW

Sharon Lewis is from a family of well-known potters, including sisters-in-law Carolyn Concho, Marilyn Henderson and Rebecca Lucario.  She is married to Bernard Lewis, and has developed her own very distinctive style of design.  Her pieces are beautifully formed and then painted with a checkerboard pattern.  However, the little boxes which make up the checkerboard area are not only painted with the black bee-weed, but also with various other colored clay slips. The result is a visually complex pattern which swirls around the jar with various colors.  Note however the precision of the lines, both vertically and horizontally.  It is astounding!  This jar is in perfect condition and it won a second place ribbon at the 2007 Santa Fe Indian Market. Simply painted perfection!

4"w x 4.75"h       

$1800.00

        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 bowl on the left has a narrow base and a very round shoulder.  The top and bottom are both highly polished with a micaceous red clay slip. The central area of the bowl is polished with a white clay slip and then painted with a series of traditional plant patterns.  The tall jar on the right is elegant in both form and design.  Using only black (bee-weed, a plant) to paint on the white slipped surface, she has created a series of intricate plant and flower designs.  Note the fineline patterns which accentuate the floral motif.  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:        Flat bowl with Plant Designs                                      10" x 6"h             $2400.00

Right:     Black and White Jar with Flower Designs                9"w x 9"h            $2800.00

Charmae Natseway - Acoma   

Charmae Natseway learned to do pottery from her mother, Ethel Shields.  While she began making more traditional vessels, her work has evolved over the past decade to more non-conventional shapes for her "seedpots".  She is one of the few potters who can create such unique forms and such flat surfaces. This three sided seedpot has a triangular lid which fits on the top.  Around the body of the piece is a butterfly on each of the sides.  They are all painted using native clay slips.  Above and below them are a series of mountain designs.  Take a moment to check out the butterflies, as each is different and the work is beautifully painted and detailed.  Charmae has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and other events.  They are a striking blend of the contemporary with traditional designs.

2.75"w x 6"h (w/ lid)         

$600.00 - SOLD

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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 is a canteen with  Zuni style designs on the front and bears as the handles.  The second piece is a canteen with Hopi geometric patterns and a tablita style lid. A "tablita" is a headdress worn during traditional pueblo dances.  The third piece is a shalako katsina figure.  Note the amazing intricacy of the painting on the body and the tablita!  The fourth piece is a square jar with Zuni style designs and a tablita lid.   Thomas has won numerous awards for his pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and Gallup Ceremonials. 

1.           Canteen w/ Bears                                  .75"w x .75"h       $175.00

2.           Canteen with Lid                                 .75"w x 1"h           $225.00    

3.           Shalako katsina Figure                       .75"w x .75"h        $225.00

4.          Jar with Tablita Lid                              .5w x 1.25"h          $225.00 

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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 wedding vase with a painted rainbow band over a bird and note as well the twisted handle! The second piece is an open dough bowl in the Zuni style, painted on both the inside and outside!  The third piece has three parrots on each side of the bowl.  They function as the legs on the bowl, which is painted with a rainbow design.  Thomas has won numerous awards for his pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and Gallup Ceremonials. 

1.           Wedding Vase                                       .5"w x .75"h         $175.00 - SOLD

2.           Open Dough Bowl                                1"w x .25"h         $175.00

3.           Three Parrot Bowl                                 .75"w x .5"h        $200.00

  Georgia Patricio - Acoma     

Georgia Patricio creates some beautiful coil built vessels with traditional shapes and stylized contemporary Acoma designs.  Here is one of her small, thing walled seedpots with small triangles which are at various angles and meant to represent birds in flight.    Georgia learned to make pottery from her mother-in-law Elsie Routzen.

3"w x 2.75"h      

$150.00

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

Myron is the grandson of Thelma and Sandi Sarracino and learned to make pottery from Gladys Paquin.  His pieces are beautifully formed and tightly painted.  The designs are based on pre-historic pottery traditions.  This jar has a classic Tularosa swirl pattern painted around the shoulder. The design around the rim is a more traditional Laguna kiva step design.  Myron has won numerous awards for his pottery at Eight Northern, Gallup Ceremonials and other events. 

8.5"w x 9.5"h

$500.00

Stella Shutiva 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 vessels.  Here are three exceptional pieces of her pottery.  On the left is a bowl which is corrugated and has two applique turtles on either side.  The backs of the turtles are painted with classic Acoma patterns.  In the center is a long neck jar with foxes applied on each side. The backs of the foxes are painted with a lightning design.  The seedpot on the right is in the shape of an owl.  The owl effigy figures are common both the Acoma and the Zuni pueblos.  The entire piece is corrugated clay with the additions of the beak, wings, eyes and ears.  All Three pieces are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  These pieces encompass the variety of her style of corrugated pottery and  reflect her importance as one of the early Acoma innovators. 

Left:            Corrugated Bowl Turtles                                    6"w x 4.5"h                       $650.00

Center:       Corrugated Jar with Animal Handles               6"w x 6"h                          $675.00              

Right:         Corrugated Owl                                                    6"w x 7"h                          $550.00

       Sandra Victorino - Acoma     

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.  These three pieces reflect the variety and intricacy of her pottery designs. On the left is a long neck jar with a checkerboard pattern on the neck and a butterfly pattern around the body of the piece.  The jar in the center has a trapezoidal design swirling down from the neck and red slipped diamond shaped rain pattern around the shoulder.  The seedpot on the right is a wonderful shape with just a very tiny neck and a butterfly pattern encircling the entire piece.  Note how the designs get smaller as they get closer to the base!  Typical of her work, it is intricately painted and there is a beautiful sense of balance between the form and design.   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.

Left:                    Jar with Butterfly Pattern               4.5"w x 5"h          $300.00

Center:               Jar with Diamond Rain Design    4"w x 4"h             $225.00

Right:                 Seedpot with Butterfly Design    2.75"w x 2.5"h      $150.00

      Dorothy Torivio (1946-2011) - Acoma     

Dorothy Torivio was among the first to utilize and then refine the "op-art" style in her Acoma pottery. She took classic Acoma patterns and then repeated them on a vessel, ranging the size from small to large and then small again, in accordance with the shape of the vessel.  The seedpot on the left has a triangular mountain design which encircles the entire piece.  It starts small on top and then grows larger around the shoulder and small again at the base.  This is one of her most complicated designs and one that she did less of over time due to its complexity.  On the right is small seedpot with a feather pattern design which circles out from the center of the piece.  There are small red dots in the center of each feather.  Both pieces are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  Dorothy won numerous awards for her pottery, including Best of Pottery at the Heard Indian Market and was featured in books such as "The Art of Clay" and "Legacy of Generations".

Left:                Seedpot with Mountain Design            3"w x 2.5"h        $400.00 - SOLD

Right:             Seedpot with Spiral Design                   2"w x 1"h           $175.00 - SOLD

Lisa Holt & Harlan Reano - Cochiti & Santo Domingo   NEW

Over the past several years Lisa Holt and Harlan Reano have been creating larger, dynamic vessels.  These are two of their medium sized vessels, which are an innovative variation on traditional imagery.   Lisa makes the pottery using the traditional coil method and then they are painted by Harlan. They are then traditionally fired.  Lisa learned to make pottery from her mother, Inez Ortiz and she is also a niece of Virgil Oritz, Janice Ortiz and a granddaughter of Seferina Ortiz.  The jar on the left has traditional Cochiti rain cloud pattern. Around the rim is a spinach leaf design.  However, the way Harlan has painted the images gives it a more modern appearance and a striking flow of imagery.  The jar on the right consists of rain cloud designs, each in a variation of patterns and inside geometric forms.  The result is a jar that seems to almost look like a group of shards put together, or is more like a computer circuit board? While the imagery has a contemporary appearance, the materials are all traditional as the red and cream are both native clays while the black is wild spinach (a plant).  Lisa and Harlan have won numerous awards for their pottery at the Heard Indian Fair and Santa Fe Indian Market.  They are also featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay" and are certainly among the "up and coming" artists to watch!

Left:        Jar with Cochiti Rainclouds                    10"w x 8"h                  $2200.00 -SOLD

Right:     Jar with Rain Designs                               9.5"w x 7"h                $2000.00 

Lisa Holt & Harlan Reano - Cochiti & Santo Domingo   NEW

Amazing!  Lisa and Harlan are among the few potters creating such large vessels today. This amazing jar was made by Lisa and it is thin walled and a perfect shape with a slight dip in the shoulder as it rises up to the neck.  The painted designs are by Harlan and perfectly fit the shape of the jar.  Here they are a series of linear rain and lightning patterns, arranged in various sections.  The jar has a perfect symmetry and flow of design.  It is simply captivating!  While the imagery has a contemporary appearance, the materials are all traditional as the red and cream are both native clays while the black is wild spinach (a plant).  Lisa and Harlan have won numerous major awards for their pottery at the Heard Indian Fair and Santa Fe Indian Market.  They are also featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay" and their work can be found in museums nationwide.  They are definitely among the leading younger potters working today!

14.5"w x 14.25"h

$5500.00

Lisa Holt & Harlan Reano - Cochiti & Santo Domingo   

Over the past several years, it has been exciting to watch how the work of Lisa and Harlan has evolved.  Traditional forms and designs have become modernistic interpretations of cultural imagery.  This jar is a beautiful elongated shaped  vessel with tall sides. The design is a series of roses which she was inspired to use on her pottery after the passing of her mother, Inez Ortiz, whose name in Keres was Wild Rose.  Lisa makes the vessels and they are painted by Harlan.   While the imagery has a contemporary appearance, the materials are all traditional as the red and cream are both native clays while the black is wild spinach (a plant).  Lisa and Harlan have won numerous awards for their pottery at the Heard Indian Fair and Santa Fe Indian Market.  They are also featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay" and are certainly among the "up and coming" artists to watch!

7.5"w x 10.5"h

$2800.00 

Lisa Holt & Harlan Reano - Cochiti & Santo Domingo   

Lisa Holt and Harlan Reano work together to create their innovative pottery.  Each piece is coil built and painted with native clay slips or wild spinach (for the black).  This figure is part of their "super hero" series.  Several years ago Harlan decided that his kids needed their own Pueblo inspired "super heros".  He described what he was thinking about to Lisa and she created the first of these figures.  Each piece is made by Lisa and then painted by Harlan.  Here is one of their super hero figures with some wonderful details in the design. The face is fantastic with the painted teeth and big smile!  The sides and belt have the wild spinach design.  Note that on the chest, back and legs is a mountain design.  There is also a small wild spinach design on the mask.  The use of the wild spinach imagery is classic on Cochiti pottery and it is the plant which is boiled to a tar-like substance and then used to paint the black on the pottery.  The form of this figure is very fluid, with the body twisting back and away from the legs.  Each of their figures is unique and the smile and teeth on this one are distinctive!  Lisa and Harlan have won numerous awards at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Indian Market. Their work can be found in numerous museums around  the country and they have been featured in magazines and books, such as "Talking with the Clay".

8.25"w x 14.5"h

$2000.00 - 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.  This simply has to be both one of the most charming pieces of hers we have seen, but also one of the most complicated!  It is "Noah's Ark", and there are pairs of animals encircling the ark and on top.  Take a closer look at both images and note all the different animals, their whimsical expressions and even the birds and ladybugs on the top!  The figure of Noah is separate, and there are four additional pairs of animals.  They are all made from native clay and painted with native clay slips and wild spinach (black).  All the pieces are in perfect condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is definitely a classic of Inez's pottery!  

10" long x 7"h (arc).  There are 10 separate pieces to this set

$2200.00 - 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         $1400.00 - SOLD

Right:        West Directional Figure        13"w x 16"h         $1400.00 - SOLD

Janice Ortiz - Cochiti  

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.  Here is a bust of Father Sky, with the "Four Directional" figures sitting on his tablita.  They are each separate pieces, which makes it incredibly complex to create and fire!  The Four Directional figure represent the four directions (North - Yellow, South - Red, East - White, West-Black/Blue) and are designated by a specific color.  The designs around the four figures are very tightly painted with spinach leaf and cloud patterns.  There is something very elegant about both pieces as they combine 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.

 9"w x 12.5"h           

$1200.00 -  SOLD

Seferina Ortiz (1931-2007) - Cochiti  NEW

Seferina Ortiz learned to make pottery from her mother, Laurencita Herrera.  She is also the matriarch of a family of innovator potters including Virgil Ortiz, Janice Ortiz and Lisa Holt.  Seferina created traditional style Cochiti pottery figures and vessels. This wonderful bowl has a very tightly painted cloud pattern around the neck and another cloud pattern around the base of the bowl.  There are two lizards which are on the sides of the bowl.  The black is derived from wild spinach which is a plant and then boiled and left to harden and used as a paint.  The bowl was also traditionally fired.  The piece is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  Seferina won numerous awards for her pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market. 

6.5"w x 5.25"h           

$700.00

Virgil Ortiz- Cochiti    NEW

The designs on this jar are Virgil's interpretation of a traditional tablita (or headdress) when turned on its side.  The tablita is painted with thick lines and flows down from the rim to the base of the jar.  The top of the tabilta has sharp points, which are meant to be mountains or the rays of the rising sun over the mountains.  Overall, this traditional imagery turned on its side results in a very modern appearance and creates one of Virgil's classic "tattoo" style jars.  The shape of the jar is perfect for the design with the tall walls and the slight neck.  Note as well on the neck of the jar the "break" in the pattern, which is often called the "sprit line" and seen on all traditional Cochiti pottery.  The black color on the jar is derived from wild spinach (a plant) and remainder are all natural clays. 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".

7"w x 8"h

$3200.00

    Virgil Ortiz- Cochiti       NEW

This unique figure is part of Virgil's series of figures inspired by his "Transformation" exhibition in 2010.  Each of those figure were animals with human characteristics.  This wonderful figure is a female lizard with intricately painted designs around the body.  It is interesting how Virgil incorporate classic Cochiti imagery such as the sun (on the back) rain (on the front) and mountains (on the sides).  However, in typical fashion the figure has wonderful pronounced lips!  She is simply charming!  In his pottery, the black is derived from wild spinach (a plant) and remainder are all natural clays.  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".

6"w x 14"h

$4800.00

Virgil Ortiz- Cochiti      

Virgil Ortiz learned to make pottery from his mother, Seferina Ortiz.  His pottery combines traditional techniques with creative and innovative designs. This figure continues in his series of Transformational figures.  Here he has created one with the body of a man and the head of a rhinoceros. The body is wonderful with the large, round belly and the fantastic painted designs.  The transformations figures have each had an interesting blend of the absurd entwined with the serious connotations of masked dancers in pueblo culture.  Here the figure is given a serious face and body, yet there is a sense of fun of a half human-half rhino.  In his pottery, the black is derived from wild spinach (a plant) and remainder are all natural clays.  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".

12"w x 15.75"h

$6800.00

Diego Romero- Cochiti    

Diego Romero is renown for his Mimbres inspired open bowls. The themes for the pieces have been inspired by numerous events and activities in his life.  One recurring theme is the "Chongo Brothers", which is a reference to himself and his brother, Mateo.  Over the past several years he has taken the same Chongo themes and included them in reference to Greek Mythology.   This bowl has the classic Mimbres shape and the checkerboard pattern around the rim.  The central design is "Sisyphus", who is continually pushing a boulder up the side of a hill (except in my photo where he seems to be going straight up the side of a cliff!).  The bowl is beautifully painted and the entire white surface is fully polished.  Diego has won numerous awards for his pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and his pieces can be found in museums worldwide, including the Heard Museum, the Denver Art Museum and the British Museum.  He is also featured in books such as "Free Spirit", "NDN Art" and "Changing Hands".

8.5"w x 3.5"h

$2400.00 - SOLD

White Buffalo, or Mike Perez, achieved fame in the 1970's for his innovative use of silver to create vessels and flatware.  Much of his work was shown at the Lovena Ohl Gallery at that time along with being featured in numerous books, such as, "Beyond Traditions" and more recently in "Old Traditions in New Pots: Silver Seed Pots from the Norman L. Sandfield Collection" .  Along with Norbert Peshlakai, he is credited with being the first to create miniature silver seedpots.  Today he makes fewer of the vessels and concentrates mostly on jewelry.  However, the refinement of his silver work to create this stunning vessels leaves him in his own class as few are able to use metal to create such fluid shapes.  Each piece is hand fabricated from sterling silver and the designs are engraved into the surface. On the left is a long neck jar with an engraved feather design around the neck and a water serpent around the shoulder.  The wide shoulder jar in the center has Hopi style designs on the top and a coral and turquoise butterfly as the central design.  The jar on the right has a mountain design around the body of the piece. On the flat are from the shoulder to the neck, there is an inset square piece of turquoise, a wind pattern and an avanyu.  All three pieces are in perfect condition and highly polished.  His work can be found in the permanent collections of museums such as the Heard and the Denver Art Museum.

Left:        Silver Jar with feather and water serpent design (8.56 oz silver)        5"w x 5.5"h             $4000.00 - SOLD

Center    Seedpot w/ Turquoise and coral butterfly (11.55 oz silver)                 5.5"w x 2.75"h        $3600.00

Right:     Jar with Square Turquoise and Mountain Design  (7.54 oz silver)    3.5"w x 5"h             $3600.00

  Louise Jojola - Isleta    

Louise Jojola is known for her beautifully painted miniature pottery.  These three miniatures are wonderfully constructed and painted to resemble pre-historic Mesa Verde or Chaco Canyon pottery.  On the left is an open bowl with a flute player in the center.  The pitcher in the center has two bands of painted designs and is reminiscent of a Chaco Canyon mug.  On the right is a ladle with painting on the inside of the bowl.  This group of miniatures is sold as a set. 

Left:        Open Bowl with Flute Player            2"w x 1"h

Center:   Jar with Handle                                    1.5"w x 1.5"h

Right:     Ladle with Designs                              2" long

$100.00 for set of three pieces

    Louise Jojola - Isleta    

Louise Jojola is known for her beautifully painted miniature pottery.  These two miniatures are wonderfully constructed and painted to resemble pre-historic Tonto Basin or Hohokam pottery of Arizona.  The bowl on the left has a water design and the shape and style are similar to Hohokam pottery.  The jar on the right has a handle and the designs are painted with finelines and then outlined with a white clay slip.  This style is like the Tonto Basin pottery of Northern Arizona.  These two pieces are sold as a pair. 

Left:            Bowl with Water Design            1.25"w x 1.25"h

Right:         Jar with Handle                            2"w x 1.25"h

$100.00 for set of two

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

     Glendora Frauga - Jemez  NEW

Glendora Fragua has been working in clay for nearly 30 years.  He work has evolved and has become an intricate display of form, design and color.  This beautiful seedpot captures the intricacy of her pottery.  It is red polished clay on top, and tan on the bottom.  The entire piece is fully designed on the top and the bottom.  On the top is a lizard which is a black matte slip with star and lightning designs on its back, along with three inset pieces of turquosie.  The surrounding area has petroglyph inspired imagery.  On the bottom in the tan area are plant and water designs.  Glendora is a daughter of Juanita Fragua and the sister of BJ Fragua and sculptor Cliff Fragua.  She has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Market and has been featured in a variety of books on contemporary innovative potters.

3"w x 1.5"h

$300.00

Glendora Frauga - Jemez  NEW

Dynamic!  Glendora Fragua has created a stunning style of intricately incised Jemez pottery.  Using natural clay slips her work captures the variances between matte and polished surfaces.  The wide shoulder jar on the left is fully designed with half red clay slip and half tan.  The red area has a lizards as the central design, surrounded by animal track and plant patterns.  On the opposite side is a flower design which encircles the jar.  Nearly the entire surface of the jar is fully designed!  The lid is fully polished and fits perfectly and there are small inset pieces of coral in the matte area around the mouth of the jar.  The jar on the right has a dragonfly, butterfly  and plant design.  Note that each dragonfly and each butterfly has a different design on the wings!  Again the entire surface is fully etched with imagery and the use of the matte clay slips highlights the complexity of the designs and the various shapes of the insects.  Note as well the little dragonfly painted on the inside of the lip of the jar!  It is her attention to the little details which makes her work so visually striking.  Glendora is a daughter of Juanita Fragua and the sister of BJ Fragua and sculptor Cliff Fragua.  She has won numerous awards for her pottery and has been featured in a variety of books on contemporary innovative potters.

Left:        Wide Shoulder Jar with Lizard and Lid                    5.5"w x 4"h            $1200.00
Right:     Jar with Dragonflies and Flowers                               4.75"w x 5.75"h     $1500.00

      Juanita Frauga - Jemez 

Juanita Fragua is the matriarch of a family of outstanding artists, including sculptor Cliff Fragua and potters Glendora Fragua and BJ Fragua.  Juanita is known for her traditional style Jemez pottery. On the left is a fully polished bowl with a the top carved with a melon swirl design.  The piece on the right is an open bowl which has no design but it is fully polished red.  Note on both pieces there is an arrow on the inside lip, which is a hallmark of her pottery.  Juanita has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Market in Phoenix.

Left:    Tan Melon Bowl            5.25"w x 2.25"h                $150.00

Right:  Red Open Bowl            7"w x 3.5"h                       $150.00 - SOLD

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.  This seedpot has two tan melon ribs swirling around its side. The top is highly polished with a butterfly and flower, surrounded by traditional geometric patterns.  Typical of her work, it is highly polished and the contrast of the matte and polished surfaces is striking.

4.75"w x 3"h

$400.00   

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

$1600.00

Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblo  __________

Rosita Cata (b. 1950) - Ohkay Owingeh   

Rosita began making pottery in 1970 and works in the classic style of San Juan pottery. Rosita is one of a group of seven San Juan potters who have dedicated their work to the revival of pre-historic pottery from the area which originated in 1450-1500.  This bowl is a classic example of this style with a red polished rim and base. The designs are incised in the clay in a triangular pattern.  She also applies a micaceous clay slip to the designed area sot hat it is not just matte, but reflects the little bits of mica in the clay. This bowl is a beautiful example of how San Juan pottery has been revived during the past thirty years!

4.5"w x 3.5"h      

$125.00

      Alvin Curran (1953-2000) - Ohkay Owingeh   

Alvin Curran was possibly the most refined and sophisticated San Juan style potter of his generation. He was married to Dolores Curran and his daughter is Ursula Curran, both of whom continue to make pottery.  Alvin took the traditional style of incised San Juan polychrome pottery and refined his carving and painted designs.  Each piece is fully carved and then additional red and white clay slips are added to create the color.  Amazingly, each year at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market, he would enter his pottery in the "carved" categories and win against much more deeply carved and fully polished traditional Santa Clara pottery.  It was a reflection of the precision of his work. On the left is one of his few plates.  The design is a sunface medallion in the center, surrounded by an eternity band and then incised feathers emanating out toward the rim.  Separating the feathers are four prayer feathers, highlighted with a white clay slip.  The rim and back of the plate are a micaceous clay slip.  Take a look a look at the second image above and note the precision of the carving and the use of colored clay slips!  On the right is a jar with a polished neck and base.  The jar has an incised cloud and rain pattern which encircles the entire surface of the jar.  Note the contrast of the matte carved surface with the polished areas.  Here the carving is precision perfect and there are subtle areas of carving which are highlighted with a red clay slip. Both pieces are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair and they are from the mid-1990's.  Dolores Curran has continued in the style of her husband with her innovative black style of San Juan inspired pottery.

Left:        Plate with Sun Face Design                    11" diameter                $1500.00 - SOLD

Right:     Jar with Cloud & Rain Pattern               6"w x 5"h                      $1400.00       

Tom & Sue Tapia  - Ohkay Owingeh

Tom Tapia is one of the most renown potters from San Juan Pueblo, creating a very intricate style of incised pottery.  This tall jar is beautifully carved into eight melon rib sections, each fully incised with designs.  The area behind around the sgraffito designs are highlighted with a pinkish-red clay slip.  Around the neck is an incised avanyu.  Each of the alternating melon rib sections has a flowers with butterflies, hummingbirds and bees.  The sections between have various katchinas, including a Broadface, Tewa Drummer, Ogre and Morning Katchina.  Above each of the katchinas is a Tewa style sunface, each with a different tablita.  It is simply stunning how intricate the design work is on this pottery and that Tom has been making such complex works for over twenty years.

4.75"w x 6.25"h

$1000.00       

Picuris Pueblo __________

Pojoaque Pueblo __________

  Hubert Candelario (b. 1965) - San Felipe  NEW

Hubert Candelario is one of the few active potters from San Felipe pueblo. He began making pottery in 1990 using a traditional micaceous clay. Each piece is coil built and then designs are carved into the clay.  This bowl is one of his classic "Holey pots", with a variety of circular holes cut through the clay resulting in a lace-like appearance.  The surface is then slipped at least three times with a micaceous clays slip before it is fired.  In the images above, the first is looking at the bowl from the side, the second from the top and the third up close.  Note that even the inside of the piece is micaceous slipped!  Hubert says he puts several coats of slip onto the surface so that it has an even "sparkle" to the mica! The last photo is the bottom of the piece and as can be seen, this is his first piece from 2012!  Hubert has won numerous awards for his pottery and his work can be found in museums nationwide.  We were pleased to have a showing of his work at the gallery nearly ten years ago and it is wonderful to have some of his work back with us at King Galleries!

4.5"w x 5"h

$2600.00

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

$800.00

Jamie Zane Smith - Wyandot    

Jamie continues to show an amazing evolution in his pottery shapes and designs.  This is his second piece in a series of jars with cut-out designs.  The circular design is carved out of wood and stamped onto the surface of the clay.  Jamie says, "These stamps not only give dynamic surface texture but they also punch out the negative space in the design. the design is further enhanced by bright colored slips. Mica added to the slip paint acknowledges the geological significance of of the ceramic process.  This new technique seeks to advance the modern use of this ancient stamp -impressed tradition. The stamp design and form are the direct result of my personal immersion in ancient mound-builder pottery imagery. Not that anyone is counting, but this piece has 108 cut-out spaces".  The jar is a beautiful blend of corrugated clay work, stamped designs and carving through the clay.  Jamie is a nephew of Richard Zane Smith, who has taught him his delicate style of coil building pottery.  He was recently featured in Native People's Magazine as one of Four Emerging potters to watch. 

9.25"w x 12"h

$2200.00

Jamie Zane Smith - Wyandot   

Jamie has created some spectacular vessels over the past few years, yet it is often his plates which are the most dramatic.  This plate is a striking example of his pottery, with a leaf patter which he has cut out in wood to make a paddle to impress into the soft clay.  Note in the third image above the leaf design he created in paper and then carved into wood!  The design spirals out from the center and the final shape of the plate is carved to match the shape of the leaves!  Take a closer look at the second image above and note the various layers and depth of the design on this plate.  Jamie is a nephew of Richard Zane Smith, who has taught him his delicate style of coil building pottery.  He was recently featured in Native People's Magazine as one of Four Emerging potters to watch. 

17" diameter

$2200.00- SOLD

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 sunburst pattern.  The jar itself has birds on each side, and note that their wings and body are fully polished.  They are surrounded by a swirl of flower and feather patterns.  Note as well the tan slip used around the neck, which creates a beautiful visual contrast to the cream and black slips.    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. 

6.5"w x 9.25"h (w/ lid)

$375.00  - SOLD

Carlos Laate- Zuni    NEW

Carlos Laate learned to make pottery from his step-grandmother, noted Hopi-Tewa potter Daisy Hooee Nampeyo and from his aunt, Jennie Laate.  Carlos began making his own pottery in 1989.  is known for his use of traditional designs and shapes in his pottery.  This jar has a terrace or kiva stepped rim.  Around the sides are frogs and tadpoles in relief.  There are painted feather patters and below the shoulder are painted lightning designs. 

2.75"w x 3"h

$125.00

      Jennie Laate (1933-1990) - Zuni    NEW

Jennie Laate is one of the transformative potters at Zuni in the past 50 years.  She taught pottery at Zuni High School and influence potters such as Noreen Simplicio and Anderson Peynetsa to begin making pottery.  She was known for  the variety of her pottery.  Here are two of her little owls, which are a classic Zuni style animal figure in clay.  Each is coil built and painted with native clay slips.  The smaller owl has a more tightly painted design, while the larger one has more loosely painted feaathers.  They are both in very good with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  These are definitely charming pieces by this creative and transformative potter.

Left:    Owl         1.25"w x 1.5"h

Right: Owl         2"w x 2"h

$150.00 for pair of Owls

Noreen Simplicio - Zuni    NEW

Noreen Simplicio began making pottery in 1977 at Zuni High School under the instruction of Jennie Laate.  After high school she was further mentored by Angelina Medina (Acoma).  Noreen has created a stunning and intricate style of Zuni pottery.  The large jar on the left is a classic Zuni style water jar with the rain, heartline deer and rosette patterns around the body of the piece.  Around the shoulder and the neck she has sculpted a pueblo village in relief.  The seedpot in the center is based on the classic Zuni "rosette" seen on the historic pottery, often with a deer design.  This rosette she has sculpted the clay so that the petals are raised!  The seedpot on the right is the style for which Noreen is the most famous.  This seedpot has a pueblo village carved into the clay on the top.  The additional figures and pottery are all added and the little wooden vigas on the fronts of buildings are also added!  This piece has a ladder which extends down into the seedpot and also has clay figures sitting on it!  The remainder of the piece is beautifully painted with three medallions of heartline deer. The designs separating the deer are rain patterns.  Noreen has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Indian Market.  

Left:             Large Jar with Deer and Pueblo                             8"w x 8"h                                  $900.00

Center:        Zuni Rosette Seedpot                                              4"w x 2.25"h                              $300.00

Right:         Seedpot with Pueblo Design and Zuni Deer      5"w x 5.5"h                                 $650.00