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Pueblo Pottery Maine presents both traditional and contemporary pottery by artists from several pueblos and tribes including artists Wesley Begaye, Irene White, Nancy Chilly of the Navajo Nation (Diné Bikéyah in the Navajo language); Tesuque artist Teresa & Thelma Tapia; Rosita DeHererra of Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan); Pine Ridge Sioux artist Red Starr; Ralph Aragon of San Filipe Pueblo; Myrtle Cata of San Felipe and Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblos, and Mohawk potter Sosakete, Roger Perkins, Robert Vigil and Virginia Gutierrez of Nambe Pueblo

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Westly Begaye was born in 1965 and is of the Navajo Nation in Arizona. His work is a merging of both the Navajo and Acoma Pueblo cultures. The top piece, at right, features a beautiful heartline bear and the bear paw at top is not painted but carved into the seedpot itself. A wonderfully creative piece measuring 5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. Your price $210 ~ Item #MP255. SOLD

The slip cast plates below (the only slip cast pieces here) make great gifts for the home. Although not handcoiled plates (which would be $100s more), they are great canvases for Wesley's considerable talents as a painter offering a bright, whimsical, Southwest Native American touch of spirit and color to any home decor.

At left is a 13-inch diameter, slip cast plate by Westly with deer. We do not usually carry any slip cast/greenware pottery but these plates have such a strong visual presence we decided to allow these few pieces. All the plates have leather hangers on the back (pictured). Your price $235 ~ Item #MP240. Click here to see the fine detail of these plates enlarged.

At right is an 11 inch slip cast plate with a parrot as the central graphic. In the Acoma tradition, the parrot is symbolic of the matriarchal society, women, and fertility. Your price $145 ~ Item #MP248.

Westly learned pottery creation in the Acoma tradition of gathering and processing the clay, hand coiling; hand painting with natural paints, and open wood firing. His teacher was the late Marie Francis Vallo who was his companion for many years. Marie was the mother of Acoma potters Leland Robert Vallo, Kim Vallo, and Thomas Vallo. Robert’s and Kim’s work can be seen in our Acoma Pueblo section.

At left is a 13 inch slip caste plate featuring a deer. Your price$210 ~ Item #MP247.

Westly has evolved his own style of contemporary pottery. He still uses traditional ways to create the work but the designs have a decidedly contemporary flare that continues to increase in popularity. His colors and graphics (includes Mimbres,Kokopelli, kiva steps, fineline) are distinctive which often make his work recognizable even at a distance. It is uplifting work and often seems whimsical. The rust colored pieces are a popular choice for complimenting Southwest and rustic interior designs.

At right, bottom, is a handcoiled seedpot with grasshopper and parrot motif measuring 5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. Your price $195 ~ Item #MP232.

Westly has won several awards for his work and we've seen the prices for his pottery steadily increase over the last few years as his unique pottery style has gained acceptance among mainstream admirers of Southwest pottery. His pots and vases have very thin walls in the finest Acoma tradition. Click here to see Westly's beautiful wedding vases.

At left is a beautiful pot with a deer motif in the center, Tularosa swirl and kiva step designs on the bottom half among other graphics created in Westly’s unique polychrome style. It has excellent shape and an elongated neck with kiva steps cut into the opening. This is a really stunning piece, graceful and beautifully hand painted. It is 12 inches tall and 7inches wide. Your price $425 ~ Item #MP202 Click here to see an enlargement.

The piece at right is a polychrome canteen measuring 8 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide. It utilizes a lizard and a kokopelli motif and other traditional graphics. A unique piece. Your price $350 ~ Item #MP246

The pot at left has a traditional black and white Acoma motif of deer and bird very nicely done. A lovely piece measuring 6.5 inches tall by 7 inches wide. Your price $225 ~ Item #MP253.

The seedpot at right, bottom, features a heartline bear and bear paw design. A very clean and creative polychrome design that measures 4.75 inches tall by 5.25 inches wide. Your price $160 ~ Item #MP254.

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