This is an detailed large jar by Frederica Antonio.  The jar has a classic olla shape with a high shoulder and sloping neck.  It is coil-built from native clay and painted with bee-weed and clay slips.  The jar is entitled, “Flower Blossoms”.  She said each of the two colorful bands represent blooming cacti.  The painting process for these two colorful bands on this piece is one that she rarely likes to do as it is so time-consuming. Each square is outlined with bee-weed, then filled in with a clay slip and THEN it is painted over again so that the lines are differentiated between each color.  It is much more time-consuming but it is also much more visually dynamic.  The black-and-white sections are two different types of cactus before they bloom.  The piece is very tightly painted and it has a fluid design that matches the rest of the jar with a striking combination of designs and coloration.  This combination of thin walls, classic shape, and tightly painted design creates a piece that is visually stunning!  The jar is signed on the bottom, “F. V.  Antonio”.