Joy Navasie (1919 - )

Joy Navasie, the second Frogwoman, was born in 1919 in Arizona. Her given Hopi-Tewa name is Yellow Flower. She began making pottery when she was 17.

Out of respect for the style made famous by her mother, Paqua Naha, Joy has a strong allegiance for traditional methods used in pottery. She signs her work with a frog hallmark that has webbed feet, to distinguish her work from her mom’s work, Paqua Naha, who signed her pieces with a frog having straight toed feet.