Santa Clara Pueblo Pictorial Jar “Crazy Horse” [SOLD]

Jody Naranjo is a prize-winning potter from Santa Clara Pueblo who has taken the art form of pueblo pottery to a brand new level. She has been awarded prizes since she was a teen.  She comes from a family of prize-winning potters and artists.   While continuing the tradition of hand coiling and hand polishing pottery as done by her ancestors she brings a totally contemporary vibrancy to her work.

She began making pottery with her grandmother, Rose Naranjo, when she was eight years old. By the time she was a teenager she was creating prize-winning works of art.  Jody is an artist who weaves tradition and innovation in a most delightful way.

This little jar is a perfect example of her artistic talent. It incorporates the traditional method of hand coiling native clay and hand burnishing with a unique method of sgraffito to create a panoramic design of Indians on horses which she has named "Crazy Horse."  It is difficult to see in these photographs, but around the neck and base of the jar, the artist has inscribed designs that literally appear to be under the surface of the clay.  

Condition: original condition

Provenance: from an Albuquerque gentleman

Recommended Reading: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf