Jody Naranjo facts for kids
Jody Naranjo is a talented artist who makes pottery. She is from the Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico in the United States. This is a community of Tewa people. Making pottery runs in her family. Many of her relatives are also potters. She learned how to make pottery from her mother, Dolly Naranjo, and other women in her family.
Jody studied art at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She started selling her art when she was just 15 years old! Her work was shown at the New Mexico History Museum. You can easily spot her unique style. She often adds a touch of humor to her pieces. Jody has three daughters. She stays connected to her family's traditions and her friends. Her art is shown at the Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe.
How Jody Makes Pottery
Jody uses old, traditional ways to make her pottery. First, she digs clay from the lands around her pueblo. Then, she gets the raw clay ready. This involves sifting, soaking, and straining it. This process turns the raw clay into special pottery clay.
She shapes her pots using a method called coiling. This is where she rolls out long ropes of clay. She then coils them on top of each other to build the pot's shape. After the pots are shaped, she fires them. She uses a method called pit firing. This means she bakes the pottery in a pit in the ground.
Art Themes and Awards
Jody often puts images of women on her pottery. She calls these "pueblo girls." She also uses animals as a common theme in her artwork.
Jody takes part in the Santa Fe Indian Market. This is a big event where Native American artists show their work. She won first prize for her pottery at the Market in both 2011 and 2022.
She has also been an artist-in-residence at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. This means she spent time working and sharing her art there. In 2007, she won "best in show" at the Eiteljorg's Indian Market. Her beautiful work has also been shown at the Heard Museum.
See also
- Nora Naranjo-Morse, Jody Naranjo's aunt
- Jody Folwell, her aunt
- Roxanne Swentzell, her cousin
- Rose Naranjo, a very important potter in the Naranjo family
