Madeline Naranjo creates beautifully carved and polished pottery.  Each piece is pinch-built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired.  This bowl is deeply carved with two hummingbirds and flowers.  The birds are matte while the flowers are a combination of matte and polished areas.  The top and bottom of the bowl are also fully polished.  Note how she has carved in the negative space from the rim and the base!   Her matte areas are sanded and perfectly smooth so that there are no indentations or areas where the matte might make a shadow.  Her designs are always innovative and beautifully executed.  This bowl was traditionally fired red.   It is signed on the bottom, “Madeline E. Naranjo”.