Kevin Naranjo and Maria Rose Naranjo worked together on pottery in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  Marian made and polished the pottery while Kevin etched the designs.  The shapes of their pottery are wonderful with thin walls and a very highly burnished surface.  This is a larger piece of their work.  It has a male and female deer realistically etched into the clay.  Behind them is a pueblo scene along with mountains and trees.  The detail is always exceptional in Kevin’s designs.  After it was fired and designed, it was then two-toned so that it is black-and sienna.  Highlighting various areas on the bowl makes them stand out.  This piece is from 1994 and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed, “Kevin Naranjo and Maria Rose”.  It has a Second Place Ribbon from the 1994 Santa Fe Indian Market.  The judges were R. Pardington and Dextra Quotskuyva.  Their collaborative work can also be found at museums, such as the Denver Art Museum.

Kevin Naranjo and Maria Rose Naranjo worked together on pottery in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  Marian made and polished the pottery while Kevin etched the designs.  The shapes of their pottery are wonderful with the wide shoulder and sloping side.  This jar is highly polished and etched with a medallion of a realistic deer.   The deer is very detailed and extends down to the base.  Around the back of the jar, along the rim, is an etched water serpent (avanyu).  Below the water serpent are cloud and rain designs.  The rim of the bowl, along with the deer, has been two-toned so that it is black-and sienna. This piece is from 1995 and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed, “Kevin Naranjo and Maria Rose”.

Kevin Naranjo creates beautifully incised pottery with realistic scenes.  This miniature jar is amazingly intricate with designs. The rim has cloud pattern and below that is an eagle feather design.  There is a central medallion with a realistic bear. Around the side of the bowl as it is turned there is an eagle, bear paw tracks and at the very bottom an avanyu (water serpent).  To accentuate his designs Kevin creates sienna areas in contrast to the black. This highlights the rim, bear paw tracks and eagle.  The bowl itself is very highly polished which gives added dimension to the designs.  The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay.