Madeline Naranjo creates beautifully carved and polished pottery.  This is a distinctive piece of her work in terms of form.  It is an engagement basket, which is always a technically difficult form.  It is certainly one for which her grandmother, Madeline Naranjo, was well known for making.  This piece is carved with flowers for the design.  They are also carved for the handle!  They vary from polished to matte to create a contrast as the piece is turned.    Note as well how her matte areas are sanded and perfectly smooth so that there are no indentions or areas where the matte might make a shadow.  Her designs are always innovative and beautifully executed.