Geri Naranjo

Santa Clara Pueblo

Geri Naranjo
Geri Naranjo

The sister of Dolores Curran, Geri Naranjo has been producing traditional pottery since 1975. She was born in 1952 and her mother, Ursalita Naranjo, began teaching her to work with clay in 1962.

Geri began exhibiting in 1980 and earned many awards between 1980 and 1998, including Best of Division three years in a row at Santa Fe Indian Market. She is best known for her miniature sgraffito-inscribed black pots.

Geri suffered a stroke in 1998 and can no longer make her miniatures. Thankfully she taught her daughter, Monica Naranjo Romero, and son, Kevin Naranjo, how to make pottery the traditional way. Monica is now making miniatures while Kevin is producing incredible incised black bowls and jars, some large, some miniatures.

Geri Naranjo | Geri 2
Learning Path
Sgraffito feather and avanyu design on a polished black seedpot
Polished black seedpot with sgraffito feather and avanyu design
1.5 in H by 2.25 in Dia
Sgraffito avanyu design on a miniature black jar with a sienna rim
Miniature black jar with a sienna rim and sgraffito avanyu design
 
Sgraffito avanyu design on a miniature black seed pot with a sienna top
Miniature black seed pot with a sienna top and a sgraffito avanyu design
0.5 in H by 1 in Dia
Sgraffito feather, avanyu and geometric design on a miniature black jar
Miniature black jar decorated with a sgraffito avanyu, feather and geometric design
2 in H by 2 in Dia
Miniature long neck black vase with a sienna rim and sgraffito avanyu design
A sgraffito avanyu design on a long neck black vase with a sienna rim
1.5 in H by 1 in Dia
Miniature black bowl decorated with a sgraffito avanyu and geometric design Sgraffito avanyu and geometric design on a miniature black bowl
1 in H by 2 in Dia
Miniature black jar decorated with a sgraffito avanyu and geometric design Sgraffito avanyu and geometric design on a miniature black jar
2 in H by 2 in Dia
Miniature black on black jar decorated with a geometric design above the shoulder A geometric design above the shoulder on a black on black miniature jar
0.75 in H by 1.25 in Dia
Miniature red jar decorated with a sgraffito avanyu and feather design A sgraffito avanyu and feather design on a miniature red jar
0.75 in H by 0.75 in Dia
Miniature black jar decorated with a sgraffito avanyu, feather and geometric design Sgraffito avanyu, feather and geometric design on a miniature black jar
1.25 in H by 1.75 in Dia
Miniature black jar decorated with a sgraffito avanyu and geometric design Sgraffito avanyu and geometric design on a miniature black jar
0.75 in H by 0.75 in Dia
Miniature black-on-black jar decorated with a ring of feathers design above the shoulder A ring-of-feathers design above the shoulder on a miniature black-on-black jar
1 in H by 1.25 in Dia
Miniature black seed pot with a sienna spot decorated with a sgraffito avanyu design
A sgraffito avanyu design on a miniature black seed pot with a sienna spot
0.5 in H by 0.75 in Dia
Miniature black jar decorated with a sgraffito avanyu, feather and geometric design
A sgraffito avanyu, feather and geometric design on a miniature black jar
1 in H by 1.5 in Dia
Miniature black seed pot decorated with a sgraffito feather and geometric design plus an inlaid stone
Sgraffito feather and geometric design on a miniature black seed pot with an inlaid stone
0.75 in L by 0.75 in W by 0.5 in H
Miniature black bear with a sienna back decorated with a sgraffito geometric design and two inlaid stones
Inlaid stones and a sgraffito gerometric design decorate a miniature black bear figure with a sienna back
0.75 in Dia by 0.5 in H
Geri Naranjo | Geri 2

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