Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 04-09-2010
Tags: art, mata, mata_ortiz, pottery, science
The Mata Ortiz Pottery Phenomenon – Manuel Rodriguez
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Authentic Southwest Mata Ortiz Pottery Vase 6×5.5 (63) This interesting and unique piece of Mata Ortiz pottery is a beautiful example of the work of the Mata Ortiz artists. Featuring a thin wall this vase has a smooth polished finish. This beautiful piece piece has a colored background with a masterfully hand painted design in traditional style. Piece measures 6″ wide by 5.5″ tall and is inscribed with the potter’s signature mark…. |
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Black Etched Jalisco Indian Vase – 6×5 (mo11) This interesting and unique piece of Jalisco Indian hand made pottery is a beautiful decorative piece displaying excellent craftsmanship. Completely handcrafted, this thin walled vase has a smooth finish and lots of rustic charm. This beautiful piece has a black background with a masterfully hand etched design in traditional style and three feet. Piece measures 6.5″ wide by 5″ tall and is inscribe… |
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Mata Ortiz Pot This is a Mata Ortiz pot by artist Leonell Lopez Jr. Mata Ortiz pots of course are made in Mexico near a small village by Chihuahua. The village that produces these pots are known worldwide. Each piece of pottery is handcrafted. This pot shows significant line work (using white paint on a red clay background). The design on the pottery is pretty close to the ones that the Acoma pueblo have been us… |
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Mata Ortiz Pottery $30.00 A documentary video filmed on location in the remote village of Mata Ortiz on the desert of Chihuahua…. |
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The Mata Ortiz Pottery Phenomenon This film features the history, the economic challenges, and the contemporary artistic innovations of the Mata Ortiz ceramic community while providing a close look at clay gathering, pottery construction, painting and firing. 60 minutes…. |
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Mata Ortiz Pottery Today $31.49 This distinctive pottery, made for use and for show at the village of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, evolved from Juan Quezada’s first efforts in 1974 into a business that involves the village and now employs around 350 potters. Six distinct styles are presented: black, polychrome, sgraffito (etched), colored, miniature, and special shapes. Bowls, plates, vessels, and delightful figural pieces have recogniza… |
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Portraits of Clay: Potters of Mata Ortíz $7.41 Not long ago, pottery was a lost art in Chihuahua, Mexico. But in the 1970s, near the ruins of Casas Grandes, an art revolution was born. Inspired by ancient pottery fragments from a tradition that had disappeared before the arrival of the first Europeans, a self-taught woodcutter-turned-artist reinvented an entire ceramic technology. Today Casas Grandes pottery, made by hand from local clays and … |