Acoma Pueblo

Pueblo Pottery Maine presents both traditional and contemporary pottery by Acoma artists including Barbara & Joseph Cerno, Dorothy Torivio, Fredericia Antonio, Rachel Aragon, Edna Chino, Jackie Histia-Shutiva, Carmen Lewis, Wilfred Garcia, Francis Vallo, Emil Chino, Kim Vallo, Leland Robert Vallo, Elena Lockwood, Brenda L. (Cerno) Garcia, Robert Patricio, Michael Patricio, Jr., Theresa R. Garcia-Salvador, Paula Estevan , Gwen Patricio, Sandra Victorino, Emma Lewis, Terrance Chino, Carmel Lewis Haskaya, Adrian Vallo and Dylene Victorino.

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Paula Estevan of Acoma Pueblo created this incredible full-size lightening bolt vase the likes of which we've not seen before. If you are a fan of her amazing ability for lightening bolt geometrics then this is the ultimate piece - perfect execution, thin walls, perfect shape. It measures 10.5 inches tall by 6 inches wide at the base. Your price $1,050 ~ Item #A219 Please look at this enlargement!

Paula has over 20 years experience and her work exhibits a very very high degree of accomplishment. She is the daughter of Parsy Mike and the sister of Marcia Estevan. She is self-taught. Paula’s work is included in “Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies” by Gregory Schaaf and “Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery” by Berger & Schiffer.

At left is a very fine lightening bolt seedpot with red top and black bottom half. It measures 4 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Your price $460 ~ Item #A173.

At right is a beautiful lightening seedpot with alternating red and black graphics and measuring 4 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Your price $460 ~ Item #A174

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Robert Patricio is from Acoma Pueblo (signs R. Patricio)and frequently collaborates on the pottery with his wife, Melody (signed R&M Patricio). He is considered a rising star in the world of pueblo pottery whose work has been decisively ascending over the last few years. At the age of 39 his work shows a very high degree of sophistication in the shaping of his hand coiled pots and his application of superb graphics.

At top, left, is a fantastic polychrome pot with vibrant color and fine line work that utilizes geometric designs and decoration. It measures 5.75 inches tall by 7 inches wide. It is a real classic and indicative of the variety that this excellent artist can produce. Your price $250 ~ Item #A248

The pot at right is another treasure utilizing Anasazi designs to produce a very fine pot with excellent shape, graphics and solid colors. It measures 5.75 inches tall by 6.75 inches wide. A very affordable piece for Robert's work that continues to excellent in every aspect. Your price $250 ~ Item #A227.

At left is a polychrome pot utilizing beautiful fine line work and other geometric shapes of Acoma and Laguna origins. It measures 3.5 inches tall by 4 inches wide and has thin walls, great shape and well-defined patterns. Item #A249 ~ Your Price $140

Robert was taught the traditional ways of pueblo pottery creation by family members as he worked with them gathering clay dug on the pueblo and harvesting the vegetation which is boiled down to create the colors used on the pottery. Most of the designs used on his pottery are recreations of patterns seen on ancient pots and pottery shards that have been found throughout New Mexico.

The pot at right is thin walled with beautiful shape and fine starburst quality. It measures 5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. Your price $240 ~ Item #A279. Click here to see an enlargement.

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This bottom pot, in our opinion, qualifies as a Robert Patricio masterpiece. Thin walls, excellent shape and execution of the graphics, solid colors and some bold new designs that he has never used before on any of his work.

This piece measures 9.25 inches tall by 11 inches wide. It is a center piece for any collection and by a rising star as well. Appreciation of his work and its value has risen steadily over the last five years and with this olla he has climbed another step higher. Your price $1,950 ~ Item #A261. Click here to see an enlargement..

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Emma Lewis Mitchell is the daughter of the famous Acoma matriarch, Lucy M. Lewis. She has been an active potter since 1952 working with Mimbres and Anasazi Revival black-on-white and polychrome ollas, jars, bowls, seed pots plates and owls. She began showing at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 1960 and has won many 1st place awards during the four decades of her participation.

This pot, at top, left, is different for Emma with four birds and using a rainbow geometric. The pot measures 4.5 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Item #A266 ~ Your price $225.

Emma's work is included in every major institution and private collection including the Heard Museum, Harvard's Wright Collection at the Peabody Museum; Maxwell Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Arts and many more.

The pot at bottom, right, uses six birds in a rainbow geometric, really well done and measuring 4.75 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide.Your price $275 ~ Item #A275

Naturally Emma Lewis's work is featured in dozens of different publications including Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies"; Berger & Schiffer's "Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery"; "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom; and Rick Dillingham's "Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery".

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Carmel Lewis Haskaya is from Acoma Pueblo and of the Roadrunner Clan. She has been an active pottery since 1952 working in Anasazi, Mimbres and Tularosa Revival polychromes, black-on-white, and black-on-orange jars, bowls, seed pots and canteens. She was taught by her mother, the famous Acoma matriarch and potter, Lucy M. Lewis.

The pot at left, features four heartline deer and measures 4 inches tall by 4 inches wide. Your price $210 ~ Item #A267.

Carmel has won numerous awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market, the New Mexico State Fair, Heard Museum Art Show, and the Inter-tribal Ceremonial, Gallup, N.M. Her major exhibitions have been “One Space: Three Vision” at the Albuquerque Museum and “The Legacy of Generations” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

Carmel's work is included in several major publications including “Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery” by Berger and Schiffer; “Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies” by Gregory Schaaf; and “Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery” by Rick Dillingham. This pot measures an impressive 4 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide with a rabbit motif and excellent form. A piece of this size by Carmel usually sells for $500 plus but the white slip on this pot is not her usual solid, bright white. The pot at right, bottom, of two porcupines measures 3.25 inches tall by 4 inches wide. Your price $185 ~ Item #A243.

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