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Pueblo kiva steps scatter across Jody Naranjo’s pottery like butterflies. But this time, they glitter with light.
The Santa Clara potter is collaborating with the legendary Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary to create glass pottery with Naranjo’s distinctive pueblo designs. Their pairing resulted in 15 pieces displayed at Santa Fe’s Blue Rain Gallery through April 17.
“Navajo Blanket,” Preston Singletary and Jody Naranjo, blown and sanded carved glass. (Courtesy of Blue Rain Gallery )
The show marks the third time the two artists have worked together. Singletary first approached Naranjo about the idea 12 years ago.
“It was a natural because she is such a sweetheart,” Singletary said in a telephone interview from Seattle. “I had also collaborated with (potter/sculptor) Tammy Garcia and (bead artist) Marcus Amerman.
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