Nathan Youngblood has created his own distinctive “polychrome” style of pottery with the use of the red, tan and buff surfaces on his pottery.  This jar has an oval shaped mouth.  The body of the jar is fully carved with cloud and rain designs and it is polished red.  The neck and base are fully polished tan.  Note the depth of carving on the jar, few potters carve as deep and with such precision.  The shape of the oval mouth on the jar is also unusual.  On his red and tan pieces, after they are fired, he uses screwdrivers to scrape the background area and the side of the carving.  This can take almost as much time as the carving or polishing itself!  Amazing the amount of time that goes into each vessel and yet how stunning they appear!