Fig. 10. Raincloud design by Maximiliana Martinez
Fig. 10. Raincloud design by Maximiliana Martinez
in vessels of this sort, and her designs, while not slavishly repeated, all have a strong family resemblance, due to her bold use of scrolls and step-figures. The small upper drawing illustrates the method by which the design under consideration is applied to the vessel. In the larger one it is projected flat; the centre circle represents the mouth of the olla. The time taken for painting the various parts of the pattern is incorporated in the description; the total time at the end of each stage being given immediately thereafter.
Framework lines. The heavy double-width line forming the middle of the central square is drawn first. Then two narrower lines are drawn, one inside and one outside, thus completing the square (sixteen minutes; 00:00-16:00).
The two lines encircling the mouth of the olla are next produced (four minutes; 16:00-20:00).
Neck-design within the square. Each of the four corners of the square is ornamented with a small scroll-ended element. Each element is first outlined and then filled with black before the next is begun (twelve and one-half minutes; 20:30-32:00).
Small irregularly placed spots are then dotted into the remaining surface within the square (six minutes; 33:00-39:00).
The medallions. Appended to each of the four corners of the original square is a flower-like medallion. The drawing of each is done as follows. The outer line is first traced, then the inner one. Next the inner part is filled with black, except for a narrow band across the middle. To the exterior ring are added the outlines of the nine radiating elements. As a last step these are filled with black. The olla is then turned counterclockwise and the next medallion is begun.
Each medallion is completed more quickly than the last. The time: No. 1, ten minutes (39:00-49:00); No. 2, eight minutes (49:00-57:00); No. 3, seven and one-half minutes (57:00-64:30); No. 4, six and one-half minutes (64:30-71:00).