Naranjo, Johnathan – 7″ Tall “The Fossil” Water Jar
$ 1,300.00
This is a creative new jar by Johnathan Naranjo. The jar has a round body and an elongated neck. The entire piece is fully polished. The neck of the jar has a variety of fossils, from ferns to fish. The body of the jar has a large fossil dinosaur etched into the clay. The fossilized dinosaur extends across the surface of the piece. Note the detail and how Johnathan etched away at various levels to create the coloration. He has created details and shadows on each of the bones. The light red matte areas are where Johnathan has only lightly etched into the surface of the jar. This is a difficult technique to master but one that has become a trademark of Johanthan’s intricate and realistic style. Johnathan pays great attention to the details in his pottery. It’s these little details that certainly make his work so distinctive and exciting! It is signed on the bottom, “Johnathan Naranjo 2025”.
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This is a creative new jar by Johnathan Naranjo. The jar has a round body and an elongated neck. The entire piece is fully polished. The neck of the jar has a variety of fossils, from ferns to fish. The body of the jar has a large fossil dinosaur etched into the clay. The fossilized dinosaur extends across the surface of the piece. Note the detail and how Johnathan etched away at various levels to create the coloration. He has created details and shadows on each of the bones. The light red matte areas are where Johnathan has only lightly etched into the surface of the jar. This is a difficult technique to master but one that has become a trademark of Johanthan’s intricate and realistic style. Johnathan pays great attention to the details in his pottery. It’s these little details that certainly make his work so distinctive and exciting! It is signed on the bottom, “Johnathan Naranjo 2025”.
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Naranjo, Johnathan (b. 1987)
Johnathan Naranjo
Johnathan Naranjo (b.1987) is a son of noted potter Forest Naranjo and a grandson of Bernice Naranjo. While he began making pottery as a child, it is really over the past few years that his work has evolved into his distinctive style. Each piece is coil built and stone polished, and the coloration is derived from the firing, as it is taken out of the manure, that would turn it black, early so that it remains a darker brown. The designs are then incised into the clay, and the various colorations of tan or red are created by the depth of cutting into the clay. Johnathan Naranjo has been noted and awarded for his incredible work over the years, with such awards as: 2013 The "Tony Da" award at Santa Fe Indian Market; 2014 Best of Category 1st Place Santa Fe Indian Market; 2015, Best of Category and Pottery 2nd Place Heard Indian Market, Southwest Indian Art Fair, Arizona State Museum Legacy Award, 1st Place Best of Category, Santa Fe Indian Market, and 2016, 2nd Place Pottery at Heard Indian Market and 1st Place Best of Category at Santa Fe Indian Market.