Victorino, Katherine – Jar with Zig-Zag Lightning Designs

5.5"w x 5"h

$ 200.00

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.   This jar is a classic water jar or “olla” shape for Acoma with a narrow base, wide shoulder and turned in neck.  The jar is coil built and she has painted bands of lightning designs which”zig and zag” down from the rim to the bask.

Katherine says of her pottery,

“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.”

The intricate designs encompass the entire surface, creating a strong graphic appearance with the contrast of the black and white.  The jar is signed on the bottom.