Mata Ortiz Pottery
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The Mata Ortiz pottery tradition goes back to one mane and the year 1976, making this an art or craft everyone can get in on the beginning of. Juan Quezada is credited with making the experiments with the clay of the region and home firing techniques that allows this beautiful pottery to exist. Now surrounded by a village of fellow potters, Mr. Quezada has proven that new ceramic forms and styles of decoration can be developed in the modern world that match or exceed the beauty of the ancient and past pottery. See the pots current for sale on eBay below, and if you become interested, buy a book or two, as this is a well-documented artistic movement.
Small Mata Ortiz Pottery
Medium Sized and Priced Pots from the Mata Ortiz Potters
Books about Mata Ortiz on Amazon
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Larger or More expensive Mata Ortiz Pottery
And, Finally, The Very Best or Largest Mata Ortiz Pottery
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While the prices for most of the potters is reasonable.
The future is bright for this creative colony, and there is no reason not to collect Mata Ortiz pottery. Even if the prices or pot size seem out of reach for you, there are many potters making small pots that carry reasonable prices. By finding one or two you especially like, or a form you prefer, you can build a respectable collection relatively easily though the Internet. Just be sure you save any information you can get for each pot, and that the pots are signed. Them enjoy your collection.
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Jim Bruemmer
Oct 9, 2011 @ 7:29 pm | delete
- Our collection of Mata Ortiz pottery dates back to the earliest of ollas that Juan Quezada and family creaeted in the late 1960s, before he was 'discovered' by Spencer MacCallum who was the key figure in bringing his work to the worldwide market.
We traveled regularly to the village, which is only a 3 hour drive from our New Mexico home, and met virtually every potter who worked there up to the present. Many remain our close personal friends to this day and visit us often when they travel north.
Mata Ortiz pottery represents some of the finest hand made pottery in the world and is still in its flourescent period with new styles being created every day. It is one of the most exciting art forms available to the collector.
We would be happy to be of assistance to anyone with serious questions about this subject.
Please visit our personal webpage at Mataortizart.com for an overview of Mata Ortiz pots from that point to the present.
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Additional Information
- Southwest Pottery: Mata Ortiz | Porcelain Collectibles | Porcelain Collectibles Guide
- Mata Ortiz is actually a town in the northern Chihuahua State of Mexico. From this town a whole new type of Southwestern pottery is emerging. The style of the hand-built pottery and its fine decoration make this pottery an exciting addition to the traditional forms we have seen for a hundred years o
- Porcelain Collectibles Guide
- A look at porcelain collectibles in the 21st century.
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