Mata Ortiz Pottery Swirling Clay:
Width - 7.75 inches
Height - 8 inches
Weight - 1 pound 14 ounces
Ms. Paty Ortiz pottery is supremely popular. She is one of the few masters of mixed media clay. Ms. Ortiz works in two different types of clay. By hand, she merges this lighter and darker beige to brown material, creating patterns and swirls, just as if we were hovering over a gas giant planet such as Jupiter, or looking into cream mixing in coffee. Why this is particularly impressive is these two clay types harden at different temperatures within the wood burning ovens. Successfully firing one type without damaging the other is nearly impossible. Yet this master artist has perfected the skill needed to achieve this.
Ms. Ortiz also covers the entire piece with designs and shapes which originated with her ancestors a thousand years ago. The Paquimé culture and its designs are well established. The neck is a striking fluted shape with the roundness of the pottery. The neck is encircled with repeating feather-like shapes and leaning rectangles. The checkerboard design is hand painted using only homemade brushes of human hair. There is a 'window' space featuring two lizards in a Ying Yank stance.Another window features two rabbits in a similar stance. A third window is a checkerboard field and a spectacularly detailed pinwheel. The traditional designs are merged with her contemporary perspectives and design skills. And this conjuring is the result, a one-of-a-kind marvel from the world of Chihuahua folk art.
Ms. Ortiz signs her Mata Ortiz Pottery Swirling Clay .
A pottery ring is included.
Mata Ortiz is not made to hold liquids!
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