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Jemez Pueblo
Presenting
both traditional and contemporary pottery by Jemez artists
including Mary Small, Vangie Tafoya, Carol Loretto, Elston
& Dena Yepa, Pauline Romero, Bertina Tosa, Geraldine
Sandia, Alvina Yepa, Helen Tafoya Henderson, Bertha Gachupin,
Marcella Yepa, Wilma Baca, Brenda Tafoya, Joyce Lucero,
Maxine T. Yepa, Ben & Geraldine Toya, Laverne Loretto-Tosa,
Betty Jean (B.J.) Fragua, Carol Gachupin, Mary Louise E.
Teeyan, Dennis Daubs, Marcella Yepa, and Juanita Fragua.
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  Vangie
Tafoya,
is of Jemez Pueblo and San
Ildefonso Pueblo lineage. She has been an active potter
since 1983 working with polished redware, black-on-white sgraffito
jars, seed pots, melon bowls and wedding vases. She is the mother
of Brenda Tafoya, Tyrone Tafoya, and the very talented Helen Tafoya
Henderson.
At left
top is a beautiful polychrome pot with melon swirls in buff
and red with incised bear claws, feathers and kiva steps
plus a bear statue cover. This is a very, very fine piece
that is extremely well executed. Vangie's satisfaction with
the piece is reflected by the price. The popularity and value
of her higher end work is ascending quickly - most notably
in the last year. This piece is an excellent example of her
capabilities. It measures 10 inches tall by 8 inches wide.
Your price $990 ~ Item #J232 Click
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Vangie
has won many awards (including Best of Show and 1st) at the
Santa Fe Indian Market, New Mexico State Fair, Inter-tribal
Indian Ceremonial, the Heard Museum and the Eight Northern
Indian Pueblos arts & Crafts Show. Her work has been published
in Berger & Schiffer's "Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary
Pottery"; "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni"
by Hayes & Blom; and in Dr. Gregory
Schaaf's "Southern
Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies". Click
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  Pauline Romero has
been an active potter since 1981 and works in polished redware
and tanware swirl melon jars, vases and wedding vases.
She
gathers her own clay in the hill of Jemez Pueblo and stone
polishes each piece.She
was taught pottery by her mother and grandmother - Persingular
R. Tosa and Lupe Romero.
At
left, top, is one of Pauline's most spectacular pieces to
date. Superbly done with excellent shape, carving, polish
and overall design. This pot is a major centerpiece that
dominates with its visual presence. It measures 10.75 inches
tall by 10.5 inches wide
and to see it in person is to love it. You'll see this piece
for $2400 in the Santa Fe galleries. Your price $1850 ~ Item
#J224. Click here to see an enlargement.
At right
is a new vase design and shape by Pauline that has tremendous
appeal. She also uses the same design in her new wedding
vases which have amazing grace and a simplicity that seems
perhaps Asian in its origins. Beautifully done, this vase
measures 10 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Your
price $325
~ Item #J198
Pauline
(Anita) has won 1st and 2nd place awards at the
Santa Fe Indian Market, the New Mexico State Fair,
and the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial. Pauline's
work is included in Gregory Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo
Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies", "Southwestern
Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes
and Blom; Berger
& Schiffer's "Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary
Pottery"
and other publications. Place
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 Christine
Tosa has
been an active Jemez Pueblo potter since 1962 working in traditional
black on red ware, plain red ware, and black on white ware
wedding vases, jars, melon pots and bowls. She was taught to
create traditional pottery by her mother-in-law Persingular
Tosa.
Christine's
work is included in "Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist
Biographies" by Dr. Gregory Schaaf.
This beautiful black on redware pot measures 5.75 inches tall
by 6.5 inches wide. Your price $270 ~ Item
#J242. Click here
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 Emma Yepa is of the Jemez Pueblo Coyote Clan began potting at
he age of 13 in 1965 working with stone polished redware, tanware,
some incised work and melon swirl pots. She was taught by her mother
Ida Yepa. It is only in the past two years however, that Emma has
begun to do swirled melon pots. Another well known Jemez potter
named Alvina Yepa is Emma's aunt (her father's sister). Emma recently
won awards at the Red Rocks Arts & Crafts Show near Jemez Pueblo.
Her work has been published in Indian Market Magazine and in "Southern
Pueblo Pottery: 2000  Artist Biographies" by Dr. Gregory Schaaf.
Emma's work has become very collectible due to the high level
quality of her work. This pot at top, left,measures 8.5 inches
tall by 5.5 inches wide with alternating bands of matte and polished
coils. Micaceous clay was mixed in with the matte finish red
clay to give it some sparkle. Your price
$475 ~ Item #J246. SOLD
At right is a beautiful buff and redware swirl pot which measures
6 inches tall by 5 inches wide - solid colors and well burnished. Your
price $320 ~ Item #J256
Emma also creates beautiful micaceous swirl pots. Please click
here to see them.
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 Aaron
Cajero is of the Jemez Pueblo Fire Clan and has been an
active potter since 1992 working on contemporary carved and stone
polished jars and bowls. He was taught by his parents, Esther and
Joe Cajero and his wife, Anita. Arron has received a number first,
second and third place awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market beginning
in 2000. Arron states that he enjoys creative pottery because "it's
an expression of how I feel about beauty in nature". (quote
from
"Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies" by
Dr. Gregory Schaaf. This is a fascinating carved redware and buff
lizard pot feature red and buff lizard crawling on a simulated
dessert floor. It is also circled in a ring of buff feathers. Obviously
a very labor intensive piece, it measures 3 inches tall by 3.25
inches wide. Your price $395 ~ Item #J266. Please
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 Mary
Tsosie has been an active potter since the 1970s working with polychrome
jars, melon bowls, wedding vases and ollas.
Mary has been winning
awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market since 1984 and she has been
included in Dr. Gregory Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo Pottery:
2000 Artist Biographies" and twice in Indian Market Magazine.
This is a beautiful buffware pot with very fine graphics, shape
and color. It measures 4 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Your price
$170 ~ Item #J253.
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