This tall jar by Johnathan Naranjo captures his unique style of sgraffito and etching on his pottery.  The jar is fully polished and there are three blue birds etched into the clay.  Each bird is realistic in style and note how he used the color of the clay to create the designs. The feathers on the wings are lightly etched away in some areas to have a light red coloration.  Other areas are more deeply etched to achieve the tan.  What is really distinctive on the jar is how he etched even deeper into areas to create texture in the tan areas.  The deeper carving also casts slight shadows, which gives the birds even more depth!  The birds are surrounded by a lightly etched wind pattern, which is a lighter matte red.  Note on the rim now he carved a small pueblo scene.  Johnathan’s work entails so many aspects from technique to design that there always seems to be a new “discovery” as the vessel is turned!  Jonathan continues to amaze with this designs and technique.   The entire piece has been traditionally fired to create a the coloration.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay.  Johnathan has won numerous awards for his pottery and  Johnathan is definitely one of the young potters to watch!