Dominique Toya is known for her intricately carved pottery with sharply ridged melon swirls.  She has created her distinctive style of pottery using native clay and micaceous clay slips for the surface.  This seed bowl is fully polished red. On the side is a single sharp carved melon rib. The area of the rib is slipped with mica  There is a striking contrast between the polished and matte surfaces.  It is signed on the bottom, “D. T.”.  Dominique has won numerous awards for her pottery and continues to be one of the leading Jemez potters working today!