Rose Naranjo

Rose Naranjo (1917-2004) married Michael Naranjo when she was 18. For the next 26 years, she lived in Taos pueblo and learned to make micaceous pottery. She is the matriarch of one of the most innovative and creative families in the Pueblo world. Her children include Michael Naranjo, Jody Folwell, Rina Swentzell, Dolly Naranjo, Nora Naranjo Morse, and 7 others. Her grandchildren include Susan Folwell, Jody Naranjo, Polly Rose Folwell, Dusty Naranjo, Roxanne Swentzell, and others. Among her great-grandchildren are Johnathan Naranjo, Rose Simpson, and other young talents. In 1994 she was named a Santa Fe Living Treasure.