Berenice Cota - Artist
Weight - 2 pound 10 ounces (with stand)
Height - 11.75 inches (with stand)
Width - 7.25 inches
Mouth - 4.5 inches
Ms. Cota is an integral member of the younger generation pottery movement in the village of Mata Ortiz. Her designs are traditional with modernist interpretations combined. Many of her shapes are cubist and surreal, ancestral and beautiful! She creates a modern interpretation of her ancient ancestors art works from one thousand years ago. The stand made especially for this piece together forms a sum greater than its parts.
Ms. Cota also possesses a skill few from Mata Ortiz implement. She uses different colors of native clay combined to create contrasting swirls resembling cream poured into coffee. As the different clays fire and harden at different temperatures, achieving this successful marriage of materials is challenging. But the final result speaks for itself. The feel of this pottery exudes an ancestral and modern feel.
Master Potter Cota signs her work on the bottom.
Weight - 2 pound 10 ounces (with stand)
Height - 11.75 inches (with stand)
Width - 7.25 inches
Mouth - 4.5 inches
Ms. Cota is an integral member of the younger generation pottery movement in the village of Mata Ortiz. Her designs are traditional with modernist interpretations combined. Many of her shapes are cubist and surreal, ancestral and beautiful! She creates a modern interpretation of her ancient ancestors art works from one thousand years ago. The stand made especially for this piece together forms a sum greater than its parts.
Ms. Cota also possesses a skill few from Mata Ortiz implement. She uses different colors of native clay combined to create contrasting swirls resembling cream poured into coffee. As the different clays fire and harden at different temperatures, achieving this successful marriage of materials is challenging. But the final result speaks for itself. The feel of this pottery exudes an ancestral and modern feel.
Master Potter Cota signs her work on the bottom.