Stetson Setalla is a son of noted potter Pauline Setalla and the brother of Dee Setalla and Gwen Setalla.  This large tile is fully polished.  It has a very intricately painted bird tail extending across the surface. The swirls on the side are the bird wings.  It is a complex painted tile with additional colors of red clay to accent the design. The black is bee-weed and there are strong blushes from the firing. It is signed on the back “S. Setalla” and rain cloud. Interestingly, the first time I met Stetson was through the famous photographer Jerry Jacka, around 1998.  Jerry was photographing Stetson’s pottery for his book on Hopi art and asked Stetson to stay until I arrived so I could see his pottery!  Definitely a talented potter from the very beginning.