Frederica Antonio is renowned for her intricately painted pottery. Each piece is coil-built and then finely painted. Her designs are a series of fine vertical and horizontal lines which are then filled in to create larger images in the squares.  Note how the squares are smaller than normal, they are what she calls her “micro mini squares”. The entire jar is fully painted with a spiraling “four seasons” design that extends from the rim to the base.  Each section is separated by lightning designs painted with various clay colors.  The tiny lines on the jar, along with the varied colorations, is visually striking!   It is an intricate design for the size of the jar.  The base of the jar is concave, reminiscent of historic Acoma jars that were carried on the head.  The jar is signed on the bottom, “F. V. Antonio”.