This is an extraordinary carved open bowl by Autumn Borts-Medlock.  She is known for her often fanciful carved pottery and use of unique shapes.  The bowl is carved on the rim and the inside of the rim has etched stars.  On the inside of the bowl, it is fully carved with a moon, star, mountain and river design. The stars, mountains, and clouds are all full polished. The river is carved using “melon ribs” to create the angles.  It is amazing that she could carve into the center of the bowl with such precision!  The back of the bowl is also fully carved with melon ribs, which replicate the design of the river!  Not only visually creative but technically very difficult to create this style of the piece.  It is traditionally fired black and signed on the back.  The bowl has a metal museum mount in which it sits to show off the creative design!