Gutierrez, Geraldine – Red Jar with Avanyu

Geraldine Gutierrez is a daughter of noted potter Helen Gutierrez.  Geraldine is known for her use of traditional pottery designs.  This jar is fully polished and has a sharp shoulder.  Above the shoulder is a painted avanyu (water serpent).  It encircles the jar with additional cloud motifs.  It was traditionally fired red.  The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Geraldine Gutierrez”.