Dusty Naranjo

Dusty Naranjo is a respected Santa Clara Pueblo potter known for traditional hand‑coiled redware and blackware pottery, often featuring deeply carved designs and highly polished surfaces. She comes from one of the most important pottery families at Santa Clara and continues the classic style associated with the Naranjo lineage. Dustry is part of this extended group of artists, which includes well‑known names such as Christina Naranjo, Mary Naranjo, Geri Naranjo, Jody Naranjo, and others.

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Dusty Naranjo was born in 1968 into the Santa Clara Pueblo. She is the daughter of Tito and Bernice Naranjo. Dusty learned how to hand coil traditional pottery when she was approximately twenty years old.

Dusty was inspired to learn the art of pottery making by observing her Mother, also a well known pottery artists from Santa Clara.

Dusty chose to continue hand coiling the sienna firing style, which is a color in-between that of the traditional Santa Clara black and red. The sienna style, or technique is the style the “Naranjo Family” is well known for making.