Zia Pueblo Pottery

Zia Pueblo
Pueblo Pottery Maine presents traditional and contemporary pottery by artists from Zia Pueblo including Lois and Sofia Medina. Elizabeth Toya Medina, Ruby Panana, Eleanor Pino-Griego, Marcellus Medina, Kimberly Toribio, Marcella Medina and Irene Herrera. .

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Elizabeth Toya Medina was born at Jemez Pueblo and married into Zia Pueblo where she was taught Zia pottery by her mother-in-law, Sophia Medina. She is the daughter of Mary S. Tofoya and sister of Bertina Tosa whose work is featured on our Jemez Pueblo pages. The hallmarks of her work are clean lines, solid colors, inspired designs and excellent pot shape - ideally, every quality you'd look for in purchasing a great pot. Nothing is sloppy or half-hearted and there's a lot of pride in her work. We feel she is arguably the best Zia potter today which is why we purchase several of her pieces at a time. (Photo at the 2007 Santa Fe Indian Market)

The top turtle lid pot measures 13 inches tall (with lid) by 10.5 inches wide . Your price $1,150 ~ Item #Z320 Click here to see an enlargement of this grand piece.

The second turtle lid pot (at right) measures 9.5 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide with lid - beautiful work. Your price $425 ~ Item #Z306 SOLD

The third pot, at left below, measures 11 inches tall by 8.5inches wide. Very nice details and solid colors. Your price $595 ~ Item #Z307

Elizabeth has consistently won awards since the early 80s at the Santa Fe Indian Market, Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show, the New Mexico State Fair, and the Colorado Indian Market at Denver.

Her work is represented in many of the Southwest's premier galleries and in many publications including Berger & Schiffer's "Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery", Rick Dillingham's "Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery", Hayes & Blom's "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni", and Peaster's "Pueblo Pottery Families" to name a few sources. According to Gregory Schaaf's Southern Pueblo Pottery Artist Biographies, "Elizabeth is respected for her ability to create pottery ollas with the most beautiful and graceful of forms. Her sense of balance and esthetics give her pots a special feeling of harmony....... (Her) work is recognized as being among the best in contemporary pueblo pottery."

At right, bottom, is a spectacular pot by Marcellus and Elizabeth Medina. Elizabeth creates the pot and Marcellus does the painting. Marcellus has a strong reputation as a painter and has even done murals. His work is in many collections including the Boston Museum of Fine Art. He has won many awards - First, Best of Pottery, Best of Show - at venues all over the Southwest. His work is in many publications including Berger & Schiffer's "Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery", Rick Dillingham's "Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery", Peaster's "Pueblo Pottery Families" and "Southern Pueblo pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies" by Dr. Gregory Schaaf. The pot measures 7.25 inches tall by 7.25 inches wide. Your cost $1,050 ~ Item #Z312 Click here to see an enlargement.

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Eleanor Pino-Griego is one of Zia Pueblo's best-known potters. She is of the Coyote/Sage Brush Clans and has been an active potter since the 1970s working with traditional polychrome jars, bowls and vases. Ascension Galvan Pino, her grandmother, and Laura Pino, her mother, taught her. She is also the sister of Ruby Panana. (Photo at the 2007 Santa Fe Indian Market)

At top is a great pot measuring 11 inches tall by 9.5 inches wide and very well priced. It has crisp graphics, solid colors and a shape that we've always found to be much more inviting than the usual pot shape as it reaches upward at the mouth. It also has good balance both physically and graphically. Your price $1095 ~ Item #Z298. Click here to see an enlargement.

The pot at right is another grand piece measuring 12 inches tall by 10 inches wide. Her big pieces have been real impressive over the last year or so with great shape and very creative graphics so they've been difficult to resist in our attempt at having a variety of sizes (and prices) to chose from for each artist. Your price $950 ~ Item #Z300 Click here to see an enlargement.

The pot at left, below, is a beautifully done piece with solid colors, good form, and crisp graphics plus a wonderful scalloped mouth. We acquired this piece for its quality and moderate price making an Eleanor Pino-Griego pot more affordable. It measures 6 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide. Your price $360 ~ Item #Z322. Click here to see an enlargement.

Eleanor has won awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market; the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Fair; the Wichita Indian Art Show (KA); TheMesa Verde Indian Art Show(CO); and the San FelipePueblo Indian Art Show in New Mexico. Her work is shown in many fine galleries and contained in a number of private and institutional collections. It is also included in Gregory Schaaf’s book "Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies" and "Southwest Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes & Blom.

At right, bottom is a very nice piece with intriquing graphics full of motion and beautifully done. Note the unique three star graphics on the bird. Also, this piece has excellent shape but appears a bit off in the photo because of the graphic layout. It measures 7.5 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide. Your price $395 ~ Item #321. Click here to see an enlargement. SOLD

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