Sanchez uses native clay and, forms and fires his pots in the traditional manner. At the same time, he is known for being an innovator and he has spent his career experimenting with forms, designs, and materials.

This pot exemplifies all these features. The glow of the background slip sets off the naturalistic scenes of bears along with the juxtaposition of bears and hand images. To my eye, this is one of the most beautiful contemporary pots that I have seen.