This is a large open bowl by Susan Folwell.  She is known for her innovative and unique Santa Clara pottery.  The bowl is polished red on the inside and polished tan on the outside.  The rim of the bowl is deeply carved with cloud and mountain designs.  The interior of the bowl is painted with five wolves.  The wolf in the center has her iconic “moon face”.  Susan said of the wolves in her pottery:

“The wolves with the moon face is something that came to me from a time when I was living in El Rito, New Mexico. That area has such a strong Hispanic and Sephardic Jewish culture, and it really rubbed off on me. El Rito sits at the base of a mountain, and I spent a lot of time in solitude. There was a certain look and feel that came into my imagery. I was so far from any city that one of the things I remember was nights and moonlight skies. So the moon came through with my psyche, and I felt very intuitive about having a moon face for the wolf.”  Susan Folwell, Spoken Through Clay

The wolves are surrounded by stars.  The back is polished and etched with the Folwell “x’s” as part of the design. The bowl is striking in coloration and design.  It is signed on the bottom, “Susan Folwell”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.