Kathy Gutierrez is a daughter of noted potter Helen Gutierrez and a sister of Geraldine Gutierrez, Carol, and Rose Gutierrez.  This bowl has a round shape and it is fully polished.  There is a cloud and rain design painted around the shoulder.  It was traditionally fired to a silvery, glassy black coloration.  The bowl is signed on the bottom, “Kathy N. Gutierrez”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.