Marianne Navasie
Awatovi Bowl
3 1/2"
H x 4 3/4" D
Marianne Navasie is the daughter
of famed Joy Navasie, and the grand-daughter of world renowned
Paqua Naha, the original frog woman. Marianne was born in 1951,
and has been making pottery since she was 18 years old.
Although, Marianne was only
three years old when her grandmother died, she does recall her
and her mother always working with the clay. Marianne has mastered
the white ware look pioneered by Paqua, and carried on by her
mother, and now Marianne is continuing with the family tradition.
Marianne stated, “ My
Mother always pushed us to stay with traditional hand coiled
pottery making methods, and to carry on the frog style.”
One look at Marianne’s pottery and it is evident that she
has mastered the art which was created by her ancestors.
She gathers all her materials
(natural pigments) from within the Hopi Reservation. Marianne
cleans, mixes, hand coils, shapes, sands, paints, and fires her
pottery, outdoors, with sheep dung.
Marianne signs her pottery
with the “Paqua”, (frog) symbol, but does put a tadpole
next to it so it indicates her place within her family tree.
Marianne is left handed so
her work will move in the opposite direction of her mother‘s.
Awards:
-Santa Fe Indian Market
-New Mexico State Fair
-Gallup Indian Ceremonial 1st place
-Scottsdale Hopi Show
-Flagstaff Hopi Show
Publications:
-Hopi-Tewa Pottery 500 Artist Biographies
-Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery
-Southwest Pottery for Anasazi to Zuni
-Collecting Southwestern Indian Arts and Crafts
-Cover of Gallup Ceremonial Brochure (1978)
