Katherine Victorino is a daughter of accomplished Acoma potter Monroe Victorino.  She began making pottery at nine years old and attributes her pottery education to her step-mother Beverly Garcia.  Katherine says; “I started by filling in the lines for my step-mother, and gradually I learned the traditional methods of hand-coil construction and fine line painting (using only yucca brushes) well enough to make pottery full time at the age of twenty.”.  This jar is thin walled and painted with a historic Tularosa Swirl pattern. This design is inspired by ancient pottery from New Mexico.  The swirl here has a stylized appearance and note the mountain design above the swirl. The jar is signed on the bottom.