Joy Navasie


Joy Navasie (1919, Hopi-Tewa - 2012) (also known as second Frog Woman or Yellow Flower) is a Pueblo potter. As well as the art of pottery, the name Frog Woman was passed down from her mother, Paqua Naha.[1][2]

Joy Navasie, "Frog Woman"
Joy Navasie, holding a pot
NationalityAmerican
Known forPueblo pottery

Navasie carries on the white ware pottery tradition from her mother, which she contends was developed around 1951 or 1952. She is particularly known for her black and red on white designs, and her favorite motifs include rain, clouds, parrots, and feathers. She also produces well received pottery with challenging Kachina designs.[3]

Joy Navasie’s pottery with Hopi Kachina designs of Salako Taka and Salako Mana

Her pots are signed with a frog—a hallmark she began around 1939. Her signature differs from her mother's in that it features web feet rather than short toes.[1]

All Navasie's pottery is made the traditional way, from the gathering of the clay to the polishing and painting. Pots are fired in sheep dung, which she says is getting more difficult to acquire, but she prefers this over commercial products.[4]

Navasie's pots can be found in a number of museums (Museum of Northern Arizona, Heard Museum, and Spurlock Museum) and have fetched high prices at auction, some over $1,000.[1]

References
  1. 1953-, Schaaf, Gregory (1998). Hopi-Tewa pottery : 500 artist biographies, ca. 1800-present : with value/price guide featuring over 20 years of auction records. Howard, Richard M. (1st ed.). Santa Fe, N.M.: CIAC Press. ISBN 978-0966694802. OCLC 41016610.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "JOY NAVASIE (SECOND FROG WOMAN) (1919-2012) HOPI-TEWA POLYCHROME JAR". Worthpoint. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. Pecina, Ron and Pecina, Bob. Hopi Kachinas: History, Legends, and Art. pp155-157. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013. ISBN 978-0-7643-4429-9
  4. Rick, Dillingham (1994). Fourteen families in Pueblo pottery. Brody, J. J. (First ed.). Albuquerque. ISBN 978-0826314987. OCLC 28586743.


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