Stella Chavarria

Santa Clara Pueblo

Born into Santa Clara Pueblo in 1939, Stella Tafoya Chavarria is the daughter of Teresita Naranjo, granddaughter of Christina Naranjo and great-granddaughter of Serafina Tafoya.

Stella began making pottery around 1955 and earned her first award at the 1984 Santa Fe Indian Market: First Place for a jar up to 8" tall. That was only the first of many awards as Stella became famous for the quality of her blackware jars, bowls and wedding vases. She passed her knowledge and techniques for making pottery the traditional way on to her daughters, Denise Chavarria and Sunday Chavarria, and both have become well-known artists in their own right.

Stella Chavarria | Stella 2

Feather and avanyu design carved into a polished black jar

Polished black jar carved with feather and avanyu design
5 in H by 3.5 in Dia

Feather and avanyu design carved into a tall neck black vase

Tall neck black vase carved with feather and avanyu design
5.75 in H by 4.25 in Dia

Feather and avanyu designs carved into a tall neck black jar

Long neck black vase carved with feather and avanyu
6 in H by 4.25 in Dia

Geometric designs carved into a small black jar

Small black jar decorated with carved geometric designs
4.25 in H by 3.75 in Dia

Avanyu design carved into a red jar

Red jar carved with an avanyu design
3.75 in H by 3.5 in Dia

Geometric design carved into a black jar

Black jar carved with a geometric design
2.75 in H by 4 in Dia

Avanyu design carved into a black jar

Black jar carved with an avanyu design
3 in H by 4.25 in Dia

Geometric design carved into a black jar

Black jar decorated with a carved geometric design
4.5 in H by 4 in Dia

An avanyu design carved into a red jar

Red jar carved with an avanyu design
4 in H by 3.75 in Dia

An avanyu design carved into a black jar

Black jar decorated with a carved avanyu design
5.25 in H by 4.25 in Dia

An avanyu design carved into a black jar

Black jar carved with an avanyu design
4 in H by 5.25 in Dia

An avanyu design carved into a black jar

Black jar carved with an avanyu design
6 in H by 4.5 in Dia

An avanyu design carved into a black jar

Black jar carved with an avanyu design
3.75 in H by 4.25 in Dia

A geometric design carved into a miniature black jar

Miniature black jar decorated with a carved geometric design
2.25 in H by 2.5 in Dia

An avanyu design carved into a black jar below a band of carved feathers

Black jar carved with an avanyu design and a band of feathers
6 in H by 4.5 in Dia

An avanyu design carved into a black jar

Black jar carved with an avanyu design
3.75 in H by 4.25 in Dia

Stella Chavarria | Stella 2

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