Steve Lucas is well known for the precisely painted designs on his Hopi-Tewa pottery.  He is one of the leading Hopi-Tewa potters working today.  Each piece is coil built, stone polished, painted with native clay slips and bee-weed (black) and traditionally fired.  Steve has won “Best of Show” at Santa Fe Indian Market and his work remains some of the most refined and creative.  This jar is stunning in person with the flat side and the sloping neck. The sides are fully painted and have an alternating bird design.  The top has two large swirling birds and dragonflies.  There are two of the eagle tail designs extending down from the rim.  Note as well all the colors used in the clay slips!  Amazing!  The base of the jar is fully polished red.  The jar was traditionally fired and the last photo shows the jar when it came out of the firing!  The jar has a dynamic coloration from the firing.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “S. Lucas” and a mudhead (koyemsi) and an ear of corn (corn clan).  The open space around the design and the color from the firing make this an exceptional piece of his pottery!