Madeline Naranjo
Santa Clara
Turtle Migration
2 1/2"
H x 3 1/4" D
Madeline E. Naranjo was born
in 1971 as a member of the Santa Clara-Tewa Pueblo. She was taught
the fundamentals of hand coiling traditional pottery using the
methods of their ancient ancestors.
She and her husband, Adrian
Garcia, were also influenced by many of their family members
to continue a long lived family tradition. Julie Gutierrez also
had a big impact on their decision to become artisans.
Madeline & Adrian have
been working together as a team since 1989. They specialize in
hand coiling traditional Santa Clara but adding their unique
contemporary flare.
They gather their clay from
within the grounds of the Santa Clara Pueblo. They clean, mix,
hand coil, shape, etch, polish, and fire their pottery, outdoors
with horse manure.
The designs they chose to
create are those of nature scenes, because of the respect and
the love they both have for the planet and all that it has to
offer.
They are related to the following
artists: Effie Garcia (mother) and Madeline Naranjo (grandmother).
They sign their pottery as: Adrian Garcia & Madeline E. Naranjo,
SCP.
Awards:
-1992 Santa Fe Indian Market
1st place
-1994, 95, 96, 97 Santa Fe Indian Market various ribbons
Publications:
-Southwestern Pottery Anasazi
to Zuni
-Pueblo Indian Pottery 750 Artist Biographies
