Vidal Aguilar is a son of Joe & Helen Aguilar and a brother of Robert Aguilar.  He is a grandson of Lorencita Pacheco and nephew of Rafaelita Aguilar.  Vidal makes pottery in the Aguilar family tradition.  Each piece is coil built and painted with black mineral paints and traditionally outdoor fires his pottery. This water jar has a leaf and rain design around the neck and a circular sun design around the body of the jar.  The bottom of the jar is slipped with red clay.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Vidal Aguilar”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.