This jar by Robert Patricio utilizes classic Acoma designs.  Robert is known for his classic forms and use of both traditional and pre-historic imagery.  This large water jar is coil-built and thin-walled. It has a classic shape with a high shoulder and a short neck.  The jar is painted with the classic interlocking flower pattern.  Note how one section creates a square “flower” and the next is diamond-shaped!  Then they interlock horizontally and vertically!  Amazing.  It is one of the graphic designs most often associated with Acoma pottery.  It creates a beautiful flow across the surface of the vessel.  Note the precision of the lines!  It is exceptional and the black and white coloration gives the jar a very modern appearance.  Robert is certainly one of the leading traditional Acoma potters working today which is evidenced by his stunning forms and complementary designs.  The jar is signed on the bottom, “R. M. Patricio”.

Robert said recently of his pottery:

““The pottery inspires me to keep going.  Keeping the tradition alive in making pottery, that’s how we were brought up.  Our ancestors started making pottery.  It’s amazing what comes of a piece of clay. When you come to Acoma it’s peacuful and quite.  When you look a piece of pottery, you see the same peacefulness.”   Robert Patricio, 2020