Glendora Fragua #83211

$2,000.00

Working with Glendora is so gratifying. She is always willing to try new shapes and designs after our conversations about form and painting. I specifically asked for an open bowl with the black slipped scalloped rim and polychrome dragonflies and other geometrics on a buff colored pot. And …. she did exactly that! The shape is rounded and comes to a narrow bottom. Hand coiled and using all natural pigments, the dragonfly theme is wonderful. Even the attention to detail – the red and tan dots on the black rim match the same color tones on the dragonflies. It is an intricate and complex jar with a striking combination of designs, both painted and incised. The jar is signed on the bottom with a corn stalk, Glendora’s hallmark.

4 ¼” high by 6 ¼” wide

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Glendora Fragua

Jemez

Glendora Fragua was born into a family of potters at the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico. Her mother, the well known potter Juanita Fragua, was her main inspiration. So at the age of 16, Glendora tried her hand at pottery making.But unlike Juanita, Glendora experimented with the scratch technique of etched pottery called sgraffito. Her designs are created by scratching away part of the polished surface of the pot. She often sets tones (coral, turquoise, onyx, malachite, lapis) into the decorated portions of the pots.They are placed in the pot before firing, removed during that process, and then replaced after the firing. This is by far one of the most difficult of all decorating methods, but Glendora has become a master at it ! Her work shows both a delicacy and sophistication.

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