Giclee on Canvas - 18" x 24"" by Joe Cajero 6/60
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Koshares are sacred clowns of the Pueblos. They are a highly valued clan among the people of the Pueblos. Their medicine and blessings are of Joy, Happiness, and Laughter. One is not born into the clan, instead, becoming a member "comes to one", like a calling. 
 
This profile portait of a Northern Pueblo Koshare captures a moment of reminiscing the sacred fulfillment from the ceremonial day.
 
A beautiful butterfly lands on his cornhusk, a symbol of nature's gentle blessings. It is said that butterflies are a part of the Koshare's initiation process and that they are their Spiritual Companions.
 
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Joe Cajero, Jr. was born in 1970 in Santa Fe, New Mexico and raised in the Pueblo of Jemez. He is a descendant of a long line of Pueblo artists, including his father, a painter, and his mother, Esther, a potter. As a child, Cajero would often accompany her to Indian art shows throughout the Southwest. 
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AWARDS 
2014   Living Treasures Award - Native Treasures - Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2013   Santa Fe Indian Market, First Place, Bronze Sculpture
2009   Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, 1st Place, Bronze Sculpture