Paul Speckled Rock is a grandson of Severa Tafoya but learned to make pottery from Joseph Lonewolf.  This seedpot is from the 1984.  It is a very early piece of his pottery.  When he first started to make pottery, he began making unusual shapes, which were very much like “rocks”.  They were immediately distinctive in form and design.  This piece is highly polished and very lightly etched with three roses as the design.  They are highlighted with purple and green clay slips.  The piece is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Paul Speckled Rock”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.