Johnathan Naranjo is on the creative young innovators in Pueblo pottery.  This seedpot is fully polished and etched just into the top layer of the polished surface! That creates the reddish-brown coloration of the design. The design in the negative space is an avanyu (water serpent) which then encircles the seedpot.  The designs surorunding the polished avanyu are etched into the clay.  There are cloud, pueblo, flower and finally corn designs.  While it is a small piece, there is a wonderful creativity of using the negative space for the main design and surrounding it with other classic imagery! The coloration of the bowl is derived from the firing technique.  Johnathan has won numerous awards for his pottery and  Johnathan is definitely one of the young potters to watch!