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

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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 red ware and black wedding vase at top measures 8.5 inches tall by 4.5 inches wide with a twisted coil handle. Your price $210 ~ Item #WV444

At right, bottom is another beautiful piece by Christine with some beautiful, precise graphics, twisted coil handle and measuring 11 inches tall by 5 inches wide. It is redware on one side and buff on the other - also different graphics on each side - a unique piece. Your price $235 ~ Item # WV515

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Rose M. Lewis of Santa Clara Pueblo is an accomplished potter who has been creating beautiful carved black ware jars, vases, and bowls since the 80s and is known for her innovative, stylistic carving and deep black polishing. She is the daughter of Olaria Sisneros and sister of Jerry Sisneros.

The black ware vase at top is hand coiled and hand carved with the Avanyu water serpent design and large lightening bolt. It is a smaller version of the vase above - very highly polished, great shape. It measures 9.5 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Your price $650 ~ Item WV429. Click here to see an enlargement.

Rose's work has been included in Gregory Schaaf's "Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies", the Eight Northern Pueblos Official Visitors Guide, and other publications as well as exhibited at the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show.

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Thomas Tenorio does both traditional and contemporary polychrome jars, bowls and miniatures. He is the grandson of Pete Aguilar and the son of Trinidad Aguilar and Anacita Tenorio. Thomas has been working with clay since 1972 and is basically self-taught Thomas creates exceptionally beautiful pottery using traditional clay and paints. T has won numerous 1st and 2nd place awards over the years at the New Mexico state Fair and the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial plus at shows in Texas, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Only in his 40s, Thomas has demonstrated the promise to achieve a place among the finest pueblo potters. His work is included in "Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies" by Gregory Schaaf and in Berger & Schiffer's "Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery".

This is a rare Thomas Tenorio wedding vase measuring 9 inches tall by 6 inches wide with very solid colors, good graphics and fine shape. Your price $250 ~ Item #WV525

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Benjamin & Geraldine Toya of Jemez Pueblo created these beautiful, fine line eye dazzler wedding vases. He is of the Acorn Clan and has been making fine line, polychrome jars, vases wedding vases and bowls since 1985. Geraldine ("Laguna Flower") is of the Coyote Clan and has been an active potter since 1987.

The wedding vase at top, right, measures 13 inchestall by 6 inches wide. Your price $250 ~ Item #WV455 Click here to see an enlargement.


The wedding vase at left (No second image) has white trimmed handle and spout edges measuring 14.5 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide. Your price $240 ~ Item #WV506

"Ben and Geraldine Toya are noted for their large fine line black-on-white with polychrome highlights.They have been rewarded for their efforts winningBest of Show and Best of pottery at the NewMexico State Fair." Gregory Schaaf, "Southern Pueblo Artists: 2000 Artist Biographies".

The wedding vase at right has a corn plant (symbol for fertility) on the right spout with symbols of nature and the sacred beneath it. It measures 14.5 inches tall by 7 inches wide. Your price $265 ~ Item #WV507.

These wedding vases have excellent art work featuring many traditional designs such as pinwheel, corn stalks (fertility), feathers, flowers and vines. The colors have a quality of gentle warmth and 4 style that has made vases of this design extremely popular as wedding and anniversary gifts. All signed by the artists.

The vase at left measures 14.5 inches tall by 6.5inches wide. Your price $240 ~ Item #WV535.
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The vase at right has a wonderful graphic presentation. It measures 14.5 inches tall by 6.5inches wide. Your price $240 ~ Item #WV536.
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Bertina Tosa has been an active potter since 1973 and works in polychrome polished red ware jars, bowls, vases and Storytellers. She is the daughter of Mary S. Toya; sister of Elizabeth Medina and sister-in-law of Zia potter Marcellus Medina.

Bertina uses local clay, hand coils and paints, and fires her pottery outdoors with cedar chips. Her work is beautiful, balanced and plush with terraced clouds, kiva steps, feathers, fine line rain and leaves - classic Jemez! She is one of our favorites. Included in Gregory Schaaf's “Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies” and other publications. The wedding vase at top measures 10 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Your price $155 ~ Item #WV468

The wedding vase at right measures 9 inches tall by 4.5 inches wide. Your price $135 ~ Item #WV497 SOLD

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