Mata Ortiz Pottery Israel Quintana Lopez Sgraffito Frog Frogs Jumping Art Mexico

Mata Ortiz Pottery Artist: Israel Quintana Lopez Hand Made Hand Painted Etched Sgraffito Coil Method - Hand Painted - Single Hair Brush Amazing, Fabulous, Gorgeous - Just a few words that come to mind when trying to describe this fantastic piece. This beautiful olla - vase is a Mata Ortiz Pottery piece with a beautiful very detailed jumping frogs all over design. The detail is superb - true museum quality. All of Israel's pieces are a storyteller piece with the design all over the body of the piece giving you a different appearance from every direction. Israel is the nephew of Leonel Lopez, who is the master of etched story ollas. Israel lives in the village - pueblo of Mata Ortiz in Northern Mexico. Artist Signed On Bottom Of Piece Piece is 5 Inches Tall x 5 Inches In Diameter - The Opening Is 1.5 Inches In Diameter I will include a pottery ring with the piece 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. New - Never Displayed Piece. Piece will be boxed, and bubble wrapped and then put into another box with additional packing materials.