MATA ORTIZ POTTERY:

In the late sixties and early seventies, Mata Ortiz potter Juan Quezada created a revolution of Mata Ortiz pottery by bringing ancient southwestern Mesoamerican Indian pottery traditions back into the modern age. Inspired by pottery from the ancient city of Paquimé, which traded as far north as New Mexico and Arizona and throughout northern Mexico, modern potters are producing work for national and international sale. Now, Mata Ortiz pottery or Casas Grandes pottery from the Casas Grandes region is some of the most sought after pottery in the world. There is a wide variety of Mata Ortiz pottery, including Black on Black Mata Ortiz pottery, Mata Ortiz effigy pottery, Mata Ortiz wedding vase pottery, Mata Ortiz dazzler pottery and Mata Ortiz Mariposa pottery.