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Wedding Vases

Pueblo Pottery Maine presents traditional and contemporary wedding vases by Santa Clara, Jemez, Hopi, Zia, Laguna, Zuni, Taos and Acoma artists.

Roberta Shendo is from Jemez Pueblo. She has been an active potter since 1980 working with matte polychrome stone polished red ware and buff ware wedding vases and using clouds, corn plants and kiva steps as her principle graphic designs. Roberta's work is carried by the Indian Craft Shop, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., and several other galleries of note. Her work has been published in Dr. Gregory Schaaf’s “Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies”, Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni” by Hayes and Blom; and Berger and Schiffer’s “Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery”. The vase at top measures 6.75 inches tall by 4 inches wide. Your price $150 ~ Item #WV568. SOLD

“Roberta Shendo is an exceptional pottery painter.Her compositions are complex, often swirling. Her eye for detail is delineated with graceful painted lines. Her stone polish on the areas outside the principle design is smooth and glossy.”Dr. Gregory Schaaf. Separated buff and red ware halves coming together to form the whole adds to the symbolism of her wedding vases with the corn graphics symbolizing prosperity and fertility.

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Juanita Fragua , of the Jemez Pueblo, is of the Corn Clan and has been an active potter since the 1950s. She was taught by her mother, Rita Magdalena, and has taught several prominent potters including Clifford Fragua, Glendora Fragua, Barbara Jean Chavez Fragua, and Dennis Daubs. She is respected as a leader in the Jemez pottery revival and the promotion of the arts. She began winning awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 1980 and continues to do so today.

The wedding vase at right has wonderful form, finish and precise, full graphics - excellent quality all around and measuring 9.25 inches tall by 6.25 inches wide. Your price $295 ~ Item #WV493.

The wedding vase at left is a uniquely beautiful swirl melon wedding vase with twisted coil handle, kiva step spouts, buff exterior with corn and rain symbols of fertility. It measures 11 inches tall by 6 inches wide. Your price $540 ~ Item #WV563. Click here to see an enlargement.

Juanita is probably the only person remaining today at Jemez that creates swirl melon pots of this style by using her fingers to push and form the clay from the inside of the pot outward into these elegant and perfect swirls. Juanita's clays and colors are always natural and her black paint is a secret that creates a unique tone of black that no one has been able to reproduce.

At right is a buff vase with red and black graphics plus twisted coil handle. It measures 6 inches tall by 4.5 inches wide. Your price $140 ~ Item #WV604.

A small but eloquent vase measuring 5.5 inches tall by 3.5 inches wide. Your price $110 ~ Item #WV636.

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Wilfred Garcia, Jr., was born into the Acoma Pueblo in 1954 and was inspired to learn the art of working with clay from his mother-in-law, the late Stella Shutiva. She taught him all the fundamentals of working with clay and using the ancient traditional methods that have been passed down from generation to generation.

We believe these white ware wedding vases by Wilfred Garcia are true works of art and the most perfect wedding or anniversary gift. The images speak for themselves - perfect shape, carving and white ware polish - the very best!

The wedding vase above measures 13 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide and is on sale reduced from $900. Your price $695 ~ Item #WV555. Click here to see an enlargement. SOLD

Wilfred has established himself as a fine contemporary potter. He creates many shapes of pottery vessels such as seed pots, vases, and Mesa Verde motif vases. He is known for the time and attention put into each pot so that each piece is "special". His sister-in-law is Jackie Histia-Shutiva. He has won several awards (including Best in Show) at the Santa Fe Market and is included in several publications including Schaaf's"Southern Pueblo Pottery Artist Biographies", and "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom.

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Leland Robert Vallo "Pinion Mesa", was born in 1969 at Acoma Pueblo. He began making pottery in the 1990s and was inspired by many famous artists, such as Dorothy Torivio, to create pottery in the traditional way. He specializes in hand coiled and painted Tularosa Revival Swirl pottery with extremely detailed designs and Mimbres. His creative energy is boundless and he constantly experiments with new compositions of ancient designs. When you meet Robert his enthusiasm for the work shines bright on his face and eyes - it's obvious that he is a truly inspired creative artist. The vase at top is of large proportions for a wedding vase by Robert and was clearly labor intensive.Deer and turtle are portrayed. The vase has superb detail and wonderful presence measuring 9 inches tall by 8 inches wide. Your price $650 ~ Item #WV473 Click here to see an enlargement.

Robert has won numerous first and second awards over several years at the annual New Mexico State Fair and is profiled in "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom as well as Gregory Schaaf's "Southwest Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies". His work is still surprisingly affordable.

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Pauline Romero has been an active potter since 1981 and works in polished red ware and tan ware swirl melon jars, vases and wedding vases. She gathers her own clay in the hills of Jemez Pueblo and stone polishes each piece.She was taught pottery by her mother and grandmother - Persingular R. Tosa and Lupe Romero.

The top wedding vase measures an impressive 13.5 inches tall by 6 inches wide with a flat surface handle and highly polished body. Beautiful off white spouts with a carved red ware melon bottom. An eloquent, graceful form with fine carving and polish - a very impressive piece.Your price $495 - Item #WV395

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.

The vase at left measures 12 inches tall by 6 inches wide and has a matte finish on the handle and at the top of the spouts with a diagonal melon cut - excellent shape and polish. Your price $335 ~ Item #WV339

The redware wedding vase at right, bottom measures 12.25 inches tall and 5.25 inches wide. It features the mat finish handle and spout tops with the more traditional vertical melon cuts. Your price $340 ~ Item #WV499 SOLD

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.

At left is a smaller version of the top vase. It measures 9.25 inches tall by 4.5 inches wide. Your price $295 ~ Item #WV569

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