Laguna Pueblo Pottery

Laguna Pueblo
Pueblo Pottery Maine presents both traditional and contemporary pottery by Laguna artists Gladys "Sratyu'we" Paquin, Andrew Padilla, Jr., Sherrel Pedro, Michael Kanteena, and Marquis Dann-Lente.

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Marquis Dann-Lente creates outstanding pots. Although he is not yet widely known he is becoming one of the outstanding names in pueblo pottery. At the age of 37 he is in a league of potters with twice his years of experience. Those who have purchased his work over the last two years that we have carried it can see that the value of his pots is increasing rapidly.

The olla at top, right, is a traditional Acoma parrot, bird and rainbow designs. The Laguna and Acoma Pueblos have much in common and the potters from these pueblos frequently cross designs and symbols. Magnificent design work, shape, colors - the likes of which are usually seen on some very expensive Acoma pots. The pot measures 10 inches tall by 12 inches wide. Your price $1280 ~ Item #L180

 At left is a pot with great shape and wonderful graphics featuring a parrot and fertility design done in the Acoma tradition. It measures 9.5 inches tall by 11 inches wide with very thin walls and solid colors. Your price $1030 ~ Item #L184 Click here for a larger image

A full blooded Laguna-Hopi Native American, Marquis is a member of the Water and the Kachina Clans. He was inspired and taught to work in clay by Preston Duwywnie from the Hopi Pueblo and by May Chavez from Acoma Pueblo. They taught him all the fundamentals of working with clay using the ancient traditional methods handed down through the generations. Marquis specializes in hand coiled and hand painted traditional pottery gathering his own clay and colors within the Acoma Pueblo. He fashions his brushes from yucca stems and boils raw plants for the natural colors he uses to paint his vessels with birds, fine lines, rainbow bands, and geometric designs. Hefires his pottery the traditional way, outdoors with cedar chips. He signs his pottery: Lente, Laguna.

At right is a beautiful creative piece - graceful designs and very well made. Wonderful graphic complexity plus it has great shape and design execution. It employs Acoma, Zuni and Laguna design elements and measures 6.75 inches tall by 7 inches wide. Your price $425 ~ Item #L192

His work has perfect lines, color and shape - far beyond his years of experience but outstanding nonetheless and beyond what many seasoned potters produce. If you are a buyer who is interested in spotting the future great ones before their pottery is out of reach then we highly recommend the work of Marquis Dann-Lente. His pots are thin walled and very light in the Acoma tradition. They chime beautifully. His work is presented in Gregory Schaaf's Southern Pueblo Pottery Biographies.

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Gladys "Sratyu'we" Paquin is a full blooded Native American from Laguna Pueblo and of Zuni/Laguna heritage. Her father was from the Zuni Pueblo and her mother from Laguna Pueblo. She is self taught and has been an accomplished potter for over 20 years. Now, as she reduces the number of pots she produces each year, only buyers who seek her out at her home can acquire her work. (Photo og Gladys taken at the 2007 Santa Fe Indian Market.)

The top pot measures 7.5 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide with excellent lines and solid colors. Gladys only produces Laguna pottery worthy of your collection - traditional excellence and by one of the best known contemporary pueblo potters in New Mexico. This is an older pot bought from a collection but in perfect condition. Your price $745 ~ Item #L198.

The second pot at right, made for Pueblo Pottery Maine this November, is called a geo rainbow design and it is done beautifully in perfect shape and flawless colors. It measures 7.75 inches tall by8.25 inches wide. Your price $850 ~ Item #L202. Click here to see an enlargement.

The third pot at left, also made for us, measures 8 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide and features the beautiful flowing lines that Gladys is famous for in her work. Your price $850 ~ Item #L201. Click here to see an enlargement.  SALE PRICE $640

Gladys gathers her own clay and natural pigments - hand coils and hand paints all her work. "My clay is gray which I dig out from the hills here in Laguna Pueblo. My paints are all natural clays except the black paint which is from the Rocky Mountain Bee plant mixed with a mineral rock." Gladys' work is always sought by serious collectors. She remains one of the most popular potters at Laguna even as she has been decreasing the number of pieces she produces. She is at the height of her talent..

Gladys has won innumerable Best of Show, Best of Division, and First Place Awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Monica Indian Art Show (CA), Twin Cities Indian Art Show (MN), Okmulgee Indian Art Show (OK), and the Eiteljorg Indian Art Market in Indiana. Gladys Paquin is without doubt one of the best pueblo potters and arguably the most collectible of the Laguna potters because of her many years experience. Many collectors will have several of her pieces because of the broad spectrum of Laguna design that Gladys taps into when creating her pots.

The bottom pot, at right, is one of our very favorite designs. We requested it and Gladys gave us a remarkably fine pot with perfect lines and colors so solid you can feel the depth of them. This pot measures 8.25 inches tall by 8 inches wide. This is the very best Laguna pot we can offer for your collection. Your price $895 ~ Item #L203. Click here to see an enlargement.

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Michael Kanteena began to develop this style of work several years ago. Wishing to learn about his ancient roots, which he knew went back to New Mexico's Chaco Canyon (the Anasazi culture), he began collecting archeological catalogues of pottery forms. Through extensive study, trial and error, and even consultation with archaeologists, he developed a pottery that is remarkably close recreations of the Chacoan and Mesa Verde potteries. He refers to his work as "Contemporary and Pre-Columbian Recreations in Clay".

At top is a ram effigy mug with handle measuring 5 inches tall by 6 inches deep and 3 inches wide. A unique piece with many extra and elaborate design elements. Your cost $325 ~ Item #L205.

Recently his studies have expanded to the Mimbres and ancient Mexican Indian forms where human and animal effigies are common. Most recently he has worked with some ancient Hopi designs.

At right is a double snake canteen measuring 6.5 inches wide by 7.5 inches long and 4 inches tall. It is a wonderfully intriguing piece that would be a great visual asset to a collection of contemporary work. Your price $230 ~ Item #L198. Click here to see an enlargement.

At left is a recreation of a Hopi kachina measuring 10.5 inches tall by about 3.5 inches wide. Your price $300 ~ Item #L195.

Michael has received several awards of recognition for his work including First Place at the Gallup Inter-tribal Ceremonials for the last three years. He has received recognition in Southwest Art Magazine and his work appears in several galleries throughout the Southwest and at the Wheelwright Museum of Santa Fe.

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Some feedback......

I never expected to encounter prices from a gallery in Maine that beat the prices I can get here in Santa Fe. It’s great!
D.R. - Santa Fe, New Mexico