Elizabeth Medina is known for traditional style of Zia pottery.  Each piece is coil built, painted with native clays and native fired.  This jar was made by Elizabeth and painted by her husband, Marcellus Medina.  The jar is wonderfully designed with a more realistic butterfly on one side.  Note all the various colors of clay for the wings!  As the jar is turned there are three additional birds. They are each surrounded by flowers.  Note that the petals of some flowers are polished and some are matte.  There are rain clouds around the neck of the jar.  The lid is polished red and there is a turtle on top.  The top of the turtle is painted with a bird design and flowers on the sides.  It is a wonderful combination of old style Zia designs.  The jar is signed on the side “Elizabeth + Marcellus Medina, Zia”.