Myron Sarracino is one of the few Laguna potters working today.  He learned to make pottery from Gladys Paquin and creates pieces that are thin-walled and tightly painted. This large jar is an elegant shape with a round shoulder and an elongated neck. The shoulder is painted with large swirls which are inspired by the ancient Tularosa pottery, which often used this design.  Myron has added to it with his fine-line painting.  There is a geometric series of clouds and rain near the neck of the jar.  Note on the rim that there is a  painted “spirit line”, which is where the “spirit” of the painter is able to leave the piece and it is also a tribute to the potters who came before.  It is seen on much older Acoma and Laguna pottery.  The jar is signed on the bottom.