Ms. Paty Ortiz - Artist
Width - 3 inches
Height - 2.5 inches
Weight - 3.3 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. Merging by hand this lighter and darker beige to brown material creates patterns and swirls, resembling cream being poured into coffee. Why this is particularly impressive is these two clay types harden at different temperatures when fired. Successfully firing one type without damaging the other is nearly impossible. Yet this master artist has perfected the skill needed to perform this.
This piece of pottery is an unusual offering from Ms. Ortiz due to it's diminutive size. This is by far the smallest I have seen. For those folks who would like a piece of her work at a lower cost and a smaller footprint in your home, this just might be the one you have been looking for. And though this piece is small, it is packed with ancient Paquime symbols dating back to the Casas Grande culture of a thousand years ago.
This is a rounded form. The ancient symbols include geometric shapes like triangles, squares and circular swirls. On either side is a 'window' whose meaning has long since been lost to time. All the images are hand painted using only homemade tools and dyes and clay harvested from around the village.
Paty Ortiz signs her pottery.
A pottery ring is included.