Dominique Toya is known for her intricately carved pottery with sharp ridged melon swirls.  She has created her distinctive style of pottery using native clay and micaceous clay slips for the surface.  This jar is a has fully polished sections through which are cut ribs which are slipped with  mica.  When fired black, the ribs have a nearly silvery metallic appearance!  The mouth of the jar is asymmetrical and also slipped with mica. The contrast of the polished and micaceous areas is visually striking in terms of how the light hits the surface. Dominique has won numerous awards for her pottery and continues to be one of the leading Jemez potters working today!