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Naranjo-Garcia, Sharon – 10″ Tall Wedding Vase with Carved Avanyu
6.5"w x 10"h
$ 700.00
Sharon Naranjo Garcia (b. 1951) is a granddaughter of Christina Naranjo. She learned to make pottery from her grandmother and is known for her traditional style of pottery. This wedding vase has a round body and elongated spouts. There is a water serpent carved around the body of the piece. The entire surface is fully stone polished. The designs are carved using the surrounding negative space. It is fired a deep black. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Sharon Naranjo Garcia”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Sharon Naranjo Garcia (b. 1951) is a granddaughter of Christina Naranjo. She learned to make pottery from her grandmother and is known for her traditional style of pottery. This jar is a classic Santa Clara shape with a round shoulder and sloping neck. The neck is carved with a feather pattern and stone polished. The central band is fully polished and carved with a flowing avanyu. Note how she uses the negative space of the lower section to accentuate the flow of the avanyu around the jar. It is fired a deep black. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Sharon Naranjo Garcia”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Naranjo Garcia, Sharon (b. 1951)
Sharon Naranjo Garcia is a granddaughter of Christina Naranjo and a daughter of Cecelia Naranjo. She learned to make pottery from her grandmother. She is known for her traditional pottery shapes and highly polished surfaces. Each piece is coil built, stone polished and traditionally fired.