WOW!  This is one of the lagest pieces we have had by Jody Naranjo.  The jar is coil-built and polished on the neck and base.  It has a large volume shape with a round shoulder and wide opening.  The neck and base are fully etched with Jody’s signature star pattern.  As is the inside of the rim.  However, take a closer look and there are also flowers extending up through the stars!  Around the center of the jar it is matte and there are eleven Pueblo women wearing tablitas. The tablitas on their heads vary in design.  Each is holding a flower.   Separating them are the flowers that extend up to the rim.  There is a lot of design and detail on a piece this size.  Stunning!  The jar is signed, “Jody Naranjo” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

“As for the design on the top and the bottom, it was the kiva step in the beginning. My family used them but just parts of them, the top half of the design. I started making them just around the top of the pot in one row. Then it became two rows and three rows, and then I started filling in between them.  Now it looks more like a textile, and it’s a signature pattern that I do on everything.” Jody Naranjo, Spoken Through Clay

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