Susan Folwell is one of the exciting innovators in Pueblo pottery.  This jar is part of her continuing series for, “Peering through Taos Light”.  The focus is on Susan re-interpreting the work of the Taos Society of Artists. This jar is inspired by painting by Bert Phillips.  The jar features Taos Pueblo women with baskets of corn.  The designs are painted and etched into the clay.  The rim of the jar has been wet so that it has a “crackled” appearance. Susan said she wanted it to have a utilitarian feel, much like the baskets the women are holding.  The figures are each intricately painted and etched.  The original Phillips painting is the last image.  The jar is signed on the bottom.