Mata Ortiz Pottery Lupita Quezada Etched Butterfly Seed Pot Jar Art Mexico Leaf

Mata Ortiz Pottery Artist: Lupita Quezada - Third Generation Hand Made Hand Painted Etched Sgraffito This is an amazing seed pot with a beautiful butterfly and Paquime design. As with many of the talented artists in Mata Ortiz they blend traditional Mexican heritage with contemporary ceramic artistry. Lupita lives in the village - pueblo of Mata Ortiz in Northern Mexico. She comes from a long line of very talented potter including her husband Hector Quintana and son Chris Quintana. Artist Signed On Bottom Of Piece Piece is 4 Inches Tall x 3 Inches In Diameter - The Opening Is 1/2 inch In Diameter All Mata Ortiz Pottery is hand made using the coil method - hand painted - etched - carved. Some using the sgraffito method for detail then fired most using outside burn method. The hand painted and etched - carved is done by hand they do not use stencils. There are many steps involved in making these gorgeous pieces. They are not just mold made and factory finished totally hand made. Pieces are purchased directly from the potters. Our goal is to help the wonderful people of Mata Ortiz have a venue that allows the potters to share their fabulous pieces to the world. New - Never Displayed Piece. Piece will be boxed, and bubble wrapped and then put into another box with additional packing materials for very safe shipping to the piece new home and owner. MATA ORTIZ POTTERY STORY: Is a recreation of the Mogollon pottery found in and around the archeological site of Casas Grandes (Paquime') in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Named after the modern town of Mata Ortiz, which is near the archeological site, the style was propagated by Juan Quezada Celado. Quezada learned on his own to recreate this ancient pottery and then went on to update it. By the mid 1970's, Quezada was selling his pottery and teaching family and friends to make it and the pottery was able to penetrate the U.S. markets thanks to traders. By the 1990's, the pottery was being shown in museums and other cultural…