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.  For a small piece, this seedpot has A LOT of design!  There is a Mimbres deer, Big Horn Sheep, bear, rabbit, and a hunter.  The animals are all highly detailed as is the figure. But what is really so exceptional on this piece are the clouds!  Susan’s clouds are usually very realistic but these are outstanding!  They are also highlighted with white clay, giving them more depth.  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.