Ty Moquino is a son of noted potter Jennifer Moquino.  At only 15 years old he is making some creative pottery!  This is one of his masks.  They are inspired by the science fiction he has read, along with being a commentary on the environment, sustainability and even imagery from Standing Rock.  His first group of masks we had in the gallery were polished and etched.  For this group, he has focused on carving and polishing. The results are striking!  This mask has carved areas to create the air filters and he has polished sections and left others matte and even used some micaceous clay slip!  The piece has a museum mount for it, so that it is stable.  Ty won the “Best of Youth” award at the Heard Museum Indian Market in 2017 for one of his masks!  It is signed on the back.