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Late 20th Century
2" H x 2.375" D
Hand Coiled from Local Clay with Painted Black Feather Motif Design
From a Private Colorado Collection
Excellent Condition
Geraldine Sandia (often signed as G. Sandia, Jemez) is a renowned potter from Jemez Pueblo (Walatowa) in New Mexico. Born in 1950, she is a full-blooded member of the pueblo and began working with clay at age 10, inspired and taught by her mother, Cecilia Loretto.
She creates traditional handmade Jemez pottery using natural clays gathered from the pueblo lands, hand-coiling the forms, stone-polishing, painting with natural and commercial slips/paints, and firing outdoors in the ancestral method. Her work is typically polychrome (multi-colored, often with red, black, and cream tones) and features intricate designs like feathers, geometric patterns, kiva steps, clouds, corn stalks, and other traditional motifs.
Geraldine comes from a prominent pottery family—related to artists like Caroline Loretto (sister), Mary H. Loretto, and her daughters Natalie Sandia and others who also make pottery. She is an award-winning artist who participates in major shows like the Santa Fe Indian Market.
Jemez Pueblo pottery revived in the early 20th century after a long hiatus, blending influences from neighboring pueblos like Zia with distinctive earth-tone polished and matte finishes.
Condition:
Excellent
Tribe:
Jemez
Year Range:
1975 - 2000
Region:
Southwest
Dimensions:
2 in2.38 in
Category:
Pottery - Miniature
