Naranjo, Jody – Seedpot with Avanyu (1990’s)
$ 175.00
This early seedpot by Jody Naranjo is from the 1990’s. The piece has a round shape with an asymmetric opening. The top is polished, while the remainder is matte. The top is etched with a stylized avanyu encircling the piece. The seedpot was fired a rich brown coloration and then etched with designs. It is signed, “Jody Naranjo Smith” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
Jody says of her pottery:
“The clay is cathartic. I spend a lot of time carving. That’s my peace. That’s the time I release my energy, any good or bad energy. If I have some issue going on, I focus and the whole world goes away. I can sit there and build this piece from nothing. It makes me happy. You should do the part you like more. If you like it, you are good at it. I started carving in the center where the polish didn’t meet and then my polish still looked nice. My carving in the middle was on the matte surface. Before you know it the matte surfaces started getting bigger, and it was less about masking my polishing and more about making my carving larger. Bigger pieces tend to overwhelm me in the amount of designing I have to do.” Jody Naranjo, Spoken Through Clay
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This jar by Jody Naranjo is from 2011. The jar has a square shape with an elongated neck. It is polished on the top and bottom and matte around the center. The center has four scenes of Pueblo buildings with mountains in the background. The jar was fired deep, dark brown coloration. The matte background is also fully etched with tiny lines to create an additional design. The top and bottom are etched with stars. The jar was fired a brown coloration and then etched with designs. It is signed, “Jody Naranjo” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
Jody says of her pottery:
“The clay is cathartic. I spend a lot of time carving. That’s my peace. That’s the time I release my energy, any good or bad energy. If I have some issue going on, I focus and the whole world goes away. I can sit there and build this piece from nothing. It makes me happy. You should do the part you like more. If you like it, you are good at it. I started carving in the center where the polish didn’t meet and then my polish still looked nice. My carving in the middle was on the matte surface. Before you know it the matte surfaces started getting bigger, and it was less about masking my polishing and more about making my carving larger. Bigger pieces tend to overwhelm me in the amount of designing I have to do.” Jody Naranjo, Spoken Through Clay
