Frederica Antonio is renown 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.  This jar is a classic olla shape with a slightly elongated neck.  There is an intricate mountain design painted around the neck.  The body of the piece has an angular checkerboard show pattern.  Separating the snow designs are wind patterns.  The jar is a classic Acoma shape and lends itself beautifully to this modern imagery.  The base of the jar is concave, reminiscent of the historic Acoma water jars that were carried on the head.  The combination of the thin walls and the tightly painted designs on her work is simply perfect and visually stunning!