Pueblo
Pottery Maine presents traditional and contemporary pottery
by Hopi artists including Tonita Hamilton Nampeyo, Burel Naha,
Nona Naha, Stetson Setalla, Gwen Setalla, Dolly Joe Navasie,
Donna Navasie Robertson, Marianne Navasie, Gloria Mahle, Clinton
Nampeyo, Adelle Lalo Nampeyo, Reva Polacca Ami, Neva Polacca
Choyou, Carla Claw Nampeyo, Roberta Youvella Silas, James Garcia
Nampeyo, Vernida Polacca, Venora Silas, Dorothy Ami, Venora
Silas, and Dawn Navasie
Stetson
M. Setalla is of the Bear Clan and has been an
active potter since 1980. He is from the village of Sichomovi,
which is one of the three villages known as First Mesa (Polacca).
His father, Justin Setalla, is from Sichomovi village and his
mother, Pauline Setalla, is from Mishongnovi Village (Second
Mesa). He comes from a long line of Hopi potters which includes
Agnes Navasie (grandmother), Eunice Navasie (aunt),
Agnes Nahsonhoya, and Dee Setalla (sisters).
The
pot, at right, measures 7 inches tall by 9.5 inches wide
with beautiful solid Sikyatki polychrome designs and Ho-bo-bo
spirals. Your price $1050 ~ Item #H157
Stetson
exhibits at many of competitions throughout the Southwest.
His work is featured in Rick Dillingham's "Fourteen
Families in Pueblo Pottery" and Dr, Gregory Schaaf's "Hopi-Tewa
Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies". It is included in
Heard Museum and the Museum of Indian Arts & Cultures
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) collections.
"I
was 19 yrs old I when I first started making pottery, my
mother Pauline was my mentor,"
Stetson states in his biography. "It started out as a hobby,
but today it has become my main source of income. I
give a lot of credit to my mother who was very patient and gave
me guidance and love in where I am today. But most important,
pottery making gives me a sense of serenity, self-worth,
pride and inner peace with my sole. As I work my pots, I clear
my mind
of
all bad thoughts by concentrating and praying to my clay. Good
thoughts and a good heart are essential in working with your
clay because you are creating yourself in each pot as you coil
and when you are ready to paint the pot, a clear mind and good
heart is crucial in assisting you with your painting, because
the designs flow through your mind into your hand and onto your
pot without difficulty." - Stetson Setalla
Roll
your cursor over the image at top to see detail.
Joy
"Frog Woman" Navasie was born in 1919 and an
active potter from 1935 to 1995. She is still alive but retired
and no longer able to produce pottery. Joy is the daughter of
Paqua Naha, known as the original Frog Woman, who was credited
for originating the white slip styled Hopi pottery. Just a few
years before she passed away, Paqua developed the white ware pottery
style that Joy and her daughters have continued to use.
At
top. left, is a beautiful Joy Navasie pot measuring 5.5 inches
tall by 6.75 inches wide. Excellent execution and solid colors. Your
price $1895 ~ Item H208.
The pot at right measures 3 inches tall by 5 inches wide
with solid colors and fine graphics. Your
price $850 ~ Item # H210.
Paqua’s
trademark was the frog symbol and it was passed down
to Joy in 1939. Joy’s
frog symbol has long webbed feet and Paqua’s
had short toes. Joy used this trademark
from the time she was 20. She was one of the most
prolific Hopi potters of her day. Click the following
link to learn more about the
Joy
is related to many famous Hopi artists including
Burel Naha, Stetson Setalla (above), (nephews), Sylvia
Naha, Fawn Navasie (nieces),
Marianne and Loretta
Navasie (daughters), Charles Navasie
(grandson) and Donna
Robertson Navasie (granddaughter) . She
was teacher to several in the Navasie family including
Marianne, Leona, Maynard, Loretta and Charles. The pot
ar left measures 5 inches tall by 6.25 inches wide and
includes a photo of Joy holding the piece. Your
price $1400 ~ Item #H215. Click
here to see an enlargement.
Joy's
work is included in many fine collections both private
and public (Northern Arizona Museum, Heard Museum to name
a few) and innumerable books and periodicals. Because she
no longer produces pottery, her fame and her advanced years,
Joy's work has become one of the
most sought out of any pueblo potter over
the last 10 years becoming increasingly rare on the open
market. The pot at right measures 3.5 inches tall
by 2.25 inches wide. Your price $550 ~ Item #H209.
Place
your cursor on the images above to see more views of this beautiful
pottery.
Sylvia
Naha has been an active Tewa potter since 1965 working
with black and red on white pots and bowls. She is the daughter
of Helen Naha and great-granddaughter of Paqua Naha (the first
Feather Woman), sister of Burel and Rainy Naha. Her work is widely
collected and considered top tier in Hopi-Tewa collecting.
This polychrome pot has a black & white lizard on one side
of the top upper half of the pot on other top side of pot is a
corn plant motif. Black & white swirl patterns decorate the
lower half of the pot. It measures 3.5 inches tall by 5 inches wide
and is an excellent value as well as a great addition to any collection.
It has a faint fire cloud on one side from its traditional outdoor
pit firing.
Your price $1400 ~ Item #H211.
Verla
Dewakuku has been an active
potter since 1970 working with polychrome bowls, jars, and plates.
Her favorite designs are Sikyatki designs, rain clouds, parrot
feathers and Twin War Gods footprints.At
right is an owl pot measuring 4 inches tall by 3.5 inches wide.
Your price $150 ~
Item #H180 SOLD
Verla
lives in the ancient Tewa village atop First Mesa with the village
of Polacca below. Looking out from First Mesa she works creating
her pottery in the traditional way making it with clay hand dug
from Hopi land. After weeks of processing the stone hard clay
by hand, she creates the pot using the coil and scrape method
that has its origins in prehistoric times.She stone burnishes
the pottery and then paints on the ancient designs using paints
derived from other clays, crushed minerals and boiled down vegetation
such as wild spinach or Bee weed which yield a black paint.
All her pots are fired in the traditional way
using wood and sheep manure.
Verla
is very proud of her work and loves to point out what each graphic
means in the Hopi culture such as feathers, kiva steps, wind,waves,
water, lightening and creatures such as eagles and owls. These
pots are filled with Hopi graphics that tell of their rich culture
and religious tradition. Verla is petite and moves about her
pottery on a kitchen table like a hummingbird around a cluster
of honeysuckle flowers. Her work is traditional and solid, old
fashioned in that it is not of the caliber that fetches several
hundred dollars per piece. Still, it is authentic Hopi with a
flaw here and there that is harmonious with the natural order
where all is perfect in its imperfection. Verla gives thanks
to Mother Earth and all our relations when she creates a piece
and prays that the receiver of her pottery will be blessed. She
makes pottery with a good heart and that is real Hopi.
Above,
left, is a nice pot with varied graphics measuring 3.25 inches
tall by 4.5 inches wide. Your
price $150 ~ Item #H181.
Place
your cursor on the images above to see more views.
Stetson
M. Setalla is of the Bear Clan and has been an
active potter since 1980. He is from the village of Sichomovi,
which is one of the three villages known as First Mesa (Polacca).
His father, Justin Setalla, is from Sichomovi village and his
mother, Pauline Setalla, is from Mishongnovi Village (Second
Mesa). He comes from a long line of Hopi potters which includes
Agnes Navasie (grandmother), Eunice Navasie (aunt),
Agnes Nahsonhoya, and Dee Setalla (sisters).
The
pot, at right, measures 7 inches tall by 9.5 inches wide
with beautiful solid Sikyatki polychrome designs and Ho-bo-bo
spirals. Your price $1050 ~ Item #H157 
Joy
"Frog Woman" Navasie was born in 1919 and an
active potter from 1935 to 1995. She is still alive but retired
and no longer able to produce pottery. Joy is the daughter of
Paqua Naha, known as the original Frog Woman, who was credited
for originating the white slip styled Hopi pottery. Just a few
years before she passed away, Paqua developed the white ware pottery
style that Joy and her daughters have continued to use. 
At
top. left, is a beautiful Joy Navasie pot measuring 5.5 inches
tall by 6.75 inches wide. Excellent execution and solid colors. Your
price $1895 ~ Item H208.
Joy
is related to many famous Hopi artists including
Burel Naha, Stetson Setalla (above), (nephews), 
Sylvia
Naha has been an active Tewa potter since 1965 working
with black and red on white pots and bowls. She is the daughter
of Helen Naha and great-granddaughter of Paqua Naha (the first
Feather Woman), sister of Burel and Rainy Naha. Her work is widely
collected and considered top tier in Hopi-Tewa collecting. 
