This is a creative new jar by Johnathan Naranjo.  The jar is coil-built and fully polished.  Around the shoulder it is etched with design. There are three cardinals, each in a different position.  Note the pine cones and leaves on which they are perched!  The designs are etched into the clay and the light red matte areas are where Johnathan has only lightly etched into the surface of the jar.  Amazingly, it is this light red clay that gives the birds their color!  WOW!   This difficult technique is one that has become a trademark of Johanthan’s intricate and realistic style.  Johnathan pays great attention to the details in his pottery.  It’s these little details that certainly make his work so distinctive and exciting!  It is signed on the bottom, “Johnathan Naranjo”.