Alice Martinez is a daughter of Lucy and Richard Martinez.  She learned to make pottery from her mother.  Her son, Ruben, paints the designs.  This bowl is coil-built and stone polished.  It is painted with a feather design that encircles the piece.  The lid is also fully polished.  It is fired a glassy black coloration. The bowl is signed, “Alice and Ruben Martinez”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.