The pottery of Loren Ami is inspired by traditional Hopi designs and forms. Each piece is coil built, painted with native clays (red) and bee-weed (black) and outdoor fired.  This jar is one of his classic shapes with a wide shoulder and a small turned out rim. The inside rim of the jar is slipped with micaceous red clay. The jar has a round shoulder and it is fully painted with a red tail hawk design.  The hawk tails are slipped red and extend down over the shoulder.  The wings are the black circular designs.  The jar is traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Loren Ami”.  There is a spider as his hallmark, as he is Spider Clan.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.