Ornate Floral Black Pottery Vase - Ruffled Dahlias Teakwood a rattan handle continues the

a rattan handle continues the Indonesian theme

but he found he had a real talent for this and other handcrafts

Working with natural bamboo stalks and plastic strips

Painted a sage green

He carves the cow bone pendant by hand and decorates it with etched patterns that resemble constellations

Ornate Floral Black Pottery Vase - Ruffled Dahlias Teakwood a rattan handle continues theIncised by hand into a ceramic vase with a ruffled lip, joyous dahlias bloom. Anakarem works in the time honored black pottery tradition of Oaxaca, with techniques learned from her father. The fired clay is burnished to a sheen with a piece of quartz or obsidian. Ceramic 2. 24 lbs 12. 5 inches H x 6. 8 inches Diam.