Janice Ortiz is a sister of noted potter Virgil Ortiz.  She is known for her amazing figurative pottery.  This piece is exceptional in how she was able to make such a stable piece and yet give it the sense of motion.  It is a dog jumping through a hoop in a circus!  It is charming piece and not only well constructed but well painted!  The black is deep and fired perfectly!  The figure is coil built and painted with native clay slips and wild spinach plant for the black. They are each traditionally fired.  The piece is signed on the bottom.