Mata Ortiz Pottery Heriberto Ledezema Hand Made  Hand Painted  Hand Etched Rare

This Mata Ortiz Pottery has been created by Heriberto Ledezma who lives and works in the village - pueblo of Mata Ortiz. His style is immediately recognizable as he specializes in creating images by etching through the glaze to the underlying white clay. In this pot, the glaze is a black, and the design of choice is a variety of dragonflies with crazy maze lines Artist Signed On Bottom Of Piece Piece Is 3 Inches Tall x 4 Inches In Diameter Opening Is 1.5 Inch In Diameter All Mata Ortiz Pottery is hand made using the coil pinch 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. New - Never Displayed Piece MATA ORTIZ POTTERY STORY: Is a recreation of the Mogollon pottery found in and around the archeological site of Casas Grandes (Paquime') inthe Mexican state of Chihuahua. Named after the modern town of Mata Ortiz, which is near the archeological site, By the mid 1970's, Quezada was selling his pottery 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 institutions and sold in fine galleries.  The success of the pottery, which is sold for aesthetic rather than its utilitarian value