This is a creative jar by Les Namingha.  It is a creative blend of Hopi-Tewa birds, Hopi and Zuni designs and mica.  The concept for the jar is a series of Hopi birds painted against a geometric white and blue sky. The birds are various colors and they are made up of various Hopi-Tewa or Zuni designs (the dots).  The larger geometric shapes are each painted with different colors.  They represent the “windows” looking out at the birds.  The background blue and white area of the jar is also slipped with mica into the clay. It creates both a texture (the feel of the mica) ad the bit of shine from the reflection of the mica.  It is a simple but powerful jar.  The jar is signed on the bottom.