Rondina Huma has certainly been one of the most influential Hopi potters working today.  Since her two-time “Best of Show” award at Santa Fe Indian Market, her tight style and intricately painted pottery has changed the face of contemporary Hopi pottery.   Each piece is coil built, fully stone polished and painted with native clays and bee-weed (black), and native fired.  This is one of her pieces from the early 1990’s.  The rim is painted with a lightning and feather pattern, while below the shoulder are pottery shard pattern.  The red clay is polished while the black (bee weed) is painted onto the burnished surface.  The bowl is traditionally fired to create the coloration.  The size of each of the squares for her shard pattern are larger than on her later work.  Rondina says that she tries to not duplicate the same “shard” patterns on the same vessel!  The tight patterns became more and more intricate and detailed in each passing year.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay.