This is an open bowl by Robert Tenorio. The bowl is painted on the outside with a classic Santo Domingo (Kewa) design.  The inside has three flowers. They are each connected and the leaves have a rain design.  The background is fully painted black, giving the bowl a negative space appearance.   The bowl also has a “spirit line” or a break in the painted line around the rim.  This goes back to historic Kewa pottery when the artist would use the spirit line to release their spirit or connection from the vessel.   The bowl is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay.  It has an interesting provenance, as it comes to us from the collection of Richard Spivey, known for his books on Maria Martinez.  The bowl was made as a Christmas gift to Richard and his wife in 1980.  In the clay on the bottom it says, “To Mr. & Mrs. R. Spivey.  May our friendship float on by spirit as well as by heart.  Robert Tenorio”.  Beautiful.