Señor Eli Ortiz
Width - 4.75 inches
Height - 4.75 inches
Mouth - 1.75 inches
Weight - 14 ounces
Here is one of Master Pottery Eli Ortiz's gourd shaped pieces of pottery. Fashioned after the shape of the native gourds of the Casas Grandes region, this piece has the essential matte and metal finish typical of Señor Ortiz's style. In fact it is the two finishes that combine to create the imagery. This pottery is covered in squares-within-squares images. A triangular pattern encircles the opening, with each of the three points extending out into long lines equally dividing the artwork. The lines meet again on the underside creating a secondary triangle garnished with three sacred pinwheels. The pot as an entirety is strongly representative of the ancient Paquime ancestors of Casas Grandes a thousand years ago. This metallic black is near impossible to capture adequately in photos, the mirror effect reflects so much light. This is why it is good to refer to the video as well.
Señor Ortiz work is splendidly individualistic to him.
Artist Ortiz signs his work.
The ring is included with the pottery.
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