Bonnie Fragua

Jemez Pueblo

Bonnie Fragua was born into Jemez Pueblo in March 1966. She has been making pottery since she started learning from her mother, Grace Loretto, when she was about eight years old.

Bonnie specializes in creating monks and storytellers of different sorts. She digs her clay on the lands of Jemez Reservation, uses natural slips and fires her pottery outdoors.

Rose, Cindy, Felicia, Emily and Carol (all Bonnie's sisters) are also potters.


Four puppies on a dog storyteller
Canine storyteller with four puppies
8 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Eight children, a pot and a dog on a grandmother storyteller
Grandmother storyteller with eight children, a dog and a pot
8 in H by 5 in Dia
Two pups on a canine storyteller
Canine storyteller with 2 pups
5.75 in H by 4 in Dia
3 kittens on a feline storyteller
Cat storyteller with three kittens
7.25 in H by 3.75 in Dia
3 puppies on a canine storyteller
Canine storyteller figure with three pups
7 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Figure of a Singing Angel
A Singing Angel figure
5 in H by 2.5 in Dia
4 children and a puppy on a grandmother storyteller
Grandmother storyteller holding 4 children and a puppy
5.5 in H by 3.75 in Dia
13 children and a cat on a grandmother storyteller figure
Grandmother storyteller figure with 13 children and a cat
9 in H by 5.25 in Dia
Three children on a grandmother storyteller Grandmother storyteller figure with three children
3 in H by 2 in Dia
3 children on a grandmother storyteller
A grandmother storyteller figure with three children
3.25 in H by 2.25 in Dia
A Singing Angel figure
A Singing Angel
5.5 in H by 2.75 in Dia
4 children, a welcome basket and a cat on a grandmother storyteller figure
Grandmother storyteller figure with 4 children, a cat and a welcome basket
5.75 in H by 4.75 in Dia
Four children with gifts and a pot on a grandmother storyteller
Grandmother storyteller figure holding four children with gifts and a pot
4 in L by 3.5 in W by 5.75 in H

Jemez Pueblo Potters