Frederica Antonio calls this shape of a bowl with the inturned rim, an “Infinity Rim”.  This bowl is coil-built and as she is building it she turns the rim down into the bowl. The result is a striking appearance with the feel of the designs flowing into the piece.  She uses a series of fine vertical and horizontal lines which are then filled in to create larger images in the squares. This bowl has diamond-shaped designs painted around the rim and top of the shoulder. Note how tiny they are especially as they turn inward!  The diamond shapes are painted with various clay colors and represent the “Summer Sunrise”.  On the top half. she uses three different colors of clay along with black areas.  This style is very time-consuming, as Frederica paints the squares, then fills in the color, and THEN goes over the outline again to accentuate the pattern!  Below are the stars and clouds receding into the brightening and colorful sky.  There are tiny squares that create the various designs.  The rounded “infinity rim” is fully painted and interestingly, Frederica said that she has to use a different yucca brush for the inturned part of the rim because of the angle of the painting!  The base of the jar is concave, reminiscent of historic Acoma jars that were carried on the head.  This combination of thin walls, classic shape, and tightly painted design creates a visually stunning piece!  The jar is signed on the bottom, “F. V.  Antonio”.