Susan “Snowflake” Romero’s pottery is highly polished and intricately etched with detailed imagery.  She learned to make pottery from her father, Joseph Lonewolf. This seedpot is fully polished and fully designed.  I have to admit, it’s rare that a piece actually makes me laugh!  It took me a second to figure out the design of this piece, and it is genius.  There is a Mimbres-style fisherman.  He is etched into the clay about waist-deep in the water.  In the water are Mimbres fish swimming around the fisherman. On the opposite side is a bear and the way it is etched, just its head is out of the water.  Of course, it is catching ALL the fish!  Very clever!  The top has her signature clouds and a traditional sun design.  Susan’s clouds are always exceptional as if they are painted on and not etched into the clay.  Note the various colorations, as Susan often etches just the polished area away to reveal the matte red, and going deeper, there is the tan of the clay.  It is very complicated and time-consuming to etch in this manner!  However, the results are exceptional.  The piece is signed on the bottom in the clay with her Tewa name, “Pho-sa-We”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.