{"product_id":"seed-pot-with-flower-design-by-glendora-fragua-jemez","title":"Seed Pot with Flower Design by Glendora Fragua, Jemez","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSeed Pot with Flower Design \u003cbr\u003eby Glendora Fragua, Jemez Pueblo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eetched clay, pigment, serpentine stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1.5” high x 2.5” diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNative American pueblo potter Glendora Fragua was born in 1958 in St. Louis, Mo. and raised in San Francisco, Ca into a family of artists from the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico. In 1973, the Fragua Family moved from San Francisco to the Pueblo of Jemez so Glendora and her siblings could learn about their native culture.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJemez Pueblo is located fifty miles northwest of Albuquerque and dates back to 1703.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003epueblo has been relocated several times and for three centuries, the Jemez people fought the Spanish to finally settle where they are now. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile growing up in the Jemez Pueblo, Glendora observed her mother Juanita Fragua, a well respected and admired potter, design traditional pottery. In 1974, Glendora began nurturing her own talent and style. She experimented with a scratch technique known as Sgraffito.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe sgraffito technique requires a steady hand for the delicate, intricate and precise designs. Along with the designs on her pottery, Glendora also uses this technique to include her cornstalk trademark on the bottom of each pottery. The cornstalk is used to represent her family's origin in the Corn Clan of the Jemez Pueblo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGlendora digs all of her clay from the Jemez reservation, where the family also digs a black mineral from the earth, which is used for black slip.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey use this mineral instead of wild spinach, as many others potters do.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe majority of the clay is a soft gray color, which when fired turns a beautiful buff color.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eGlendora uses a yellow clay, mixed with water as a slip that when fired turns a beautiful dark red. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHer accomplishments include awards in prestigious Native American Art Shows such as First Place at Santa Fe Indian Market, Best of Show at Gallup Ceremonial, First Place at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ and Best of Show: Pottery at the Eiteljorg Museum Market in 2009.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintana Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53206609231983,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1813\/7073\/files\/LC26032_FlowerSeedPot.jpg?v=1781035662","url":"https:\/\/quintanagalleries.com\/products\/seed-pot-with-flower-design-by-glendora-fragua-jemez","provider":"Quintana Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}