Johnathan Naranjo #083211

$975.00

This new bowl by Johnathan is hand coiled, stone polished, traditionally fired outdoors, fully polished, and incised. The coloration Johnathan achieves is from the firing, as he it is takes it out of the manure, early so that instead of turning black, it remains a darker brown. His intricate incising comes to life against this deep brown highly polished surface.

This “flat” bowl lends itself beautifully as a canvas for Johnathan’s incising. I learned a bit about hummingbirds, and I found out that they have a very high metabolism and must eat all day long just to survive. So here, those birds are in action, drinking nectar.

There are also groups of butterflies in flight as well as fields of flowers. The lip of the bowl has a scalloped, carved matte design, while the bottom of the bowl I s beautifully polished. There is an incised border design below the flowers. This is a lovely composition of realistic elements.

2 1/2″ high by 5 3/4″ wide

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Johnathan Naranjo

Johnathan Naranjo was born in 1987. He is the son of well-known potter, Forrest Naranjo, and grandson of Bernice Naranjo. Even though he has been working only a few years he is clearly excelling in the family tradition of hand coiling and incising brown polished pottery. Born into Santa Clara Pueblo in 1987, He began working with clay early in life and has now developed his own distinctive style. He specifically works on getting a dark brown finished pot rather than the usual black. His sgraffito work adds a mix of both contemporary and traditional designs. In 2013 Johnathan won the Tony Da Award at the Santa Fe Indian Market for his intricate and innovative style of pottery.

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