Pueblo Pottery - Santa Clara Pottery - Johanna & Anthony Baca

Madeline Naranjo is a fine young potter who combines an excellent polish with unusual carved designs. She is named for her grandmother (Madeline Naranjo) who is still a well respected potter. Madeline's husband is Adrian Garcia, the son of well known Santa Clara potters Effie and Orville Garcia. Adrian, who used to make sgrafitto style pottery, is completely involved in the pottery making process and has been responsible for many of their unusual designs. Madeline has been potting since 1991 when she was taught by her grandmother (her mother was not a potter). As a couple, Madeline and Adrian were instructed by a little known Santa Clara potter named Julie Gutierrez. Madeline makes the pots but both she and Adrian work on designing and carving. Madeline then does the cleaning and polishing and while they fire together, Adrian does most of the work. They have won awards at recent Santa Fe Indian Markets and has also found time to have three daughters.

Madeline and Adrian form their pottery in the traditional Tewa way...that is that the pot is formed from the clay found on tribal lands. The pot must then be hand shaped by coiling and the pottery must be fired in an open-air outdoor kiln using only wood or manure as fuel. It is the smoldering effect of the manure that is applied at the end of the firing that causes the pots to turn black.

Like all good Santa Clara pottery, the high gloss on this pot was achieved by polishing the surface with a smooth stone...a very tedious process. Three and sometimes as many as five layers of slip are applied to the smooth dried work, allowing a little time between coats to dry, and then followed by a lubricating coat of animal fat. The fat serves two purposes, one, it allows the stone to slide smoothly over the surface and two, it keeps the slip damp. Polishing stones are highly treasured and they will someday be passed on to her descendants.

The pot is new and is signed on the bottom: "Madeline Naranjo, SCP"

Madeline Naranjo
3" high by 4 1/4" wide $285 Sale! New reduced price is 30% off: $199.50 plus shipping & insurance	Madeline Naranjo is a fine young potter who combines an excellent polish with unusual carved designs. She is named for her grandmother (Madeline Naranjo) who is still a well respected potter. Madeline's husband is Adrian Garcia, the son of well known Santa Clara potters Effie and Orville Garcia. Adrian, who used to make sgrafitto style pottery, is completely involved in the pottery making process and has been responsible for many of their unusual designs. Madeline has been potting since 1991 when she was taught by her grandmother (her mother was not a potter). As a couple, Madeline and Adrian were instructed by a little known Santa Clara potter named Julie Gutierrez. Madeline makes the pots but both she and Adrian work on designing and carving. Madeline then does the cleaning and polishing and while they fire together, Adrian does most of the work. They have won awards at recent Santa Fe Indian Markets and has also found time to have three daughters. Madeline and Adrian form their pottery in the traditional Tewa way...that is that the pot is formed from the clay found on tribal lands. The pot must then be hand shaped by coiling and the pottery must be fired in an open-air outdoor kiln using only wood or manure as fuel. It is the smoldering effect of the manure that is applied at the end of the firing that causes the pots to turn black. Like all good Santa Clara pottery, the high gloss on this pot was achieved by polishing the surface with a smooth stone...a very tedious process. Three and sometimes as many as five layers of slip are applied to the smooth dried work, allowing a little time between coats to dry, and then followed by a lubricating coat of animal fat. The fat serves two purposes, one, it allows the stone to slide smoothly over the surface and two, it keeps the slip damp. Polishing stones are highly treasured and they will someday be passed on to her descendants. The pot is new and is signed on the bottom: "Madeline Naranjo, SCP"
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