{"product_id":"jemez-pueblo-pottery-by-g-sandia","title":"Jemez Pueblo Pottery By G. Sandia","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2\" H x 2.375\" D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Coiled from Local Clay with Painted Black Feather Motif Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeraldine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeraldine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJemez 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47314682478757,"sku":"22-1072","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/22-1072_1.jpg?v=1766013361","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/jemez-pueblo-pottery-by-g-sandia","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}