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Mata Ortiz Pottery Handmade Micro Opening Overlapping Lizard Pattern Video

$ 89.23

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Culture: Mexican
  • Provenance: I purchased it from wholesaler from Mata Ortiz
  • Brand: Mata Ortiz
  • Featured Refinements: Mata Ortiz Pottery
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: New
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
  • Modified Item: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Artisan: Efren Ledezma
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Handmade: Yes

    Description

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    Gallery Store
    Mata Ortiz Lizards Aplenty
    Highlights
    Amazing, I mean
    really amazing
    Hand Painted Detail
    Authentic and Original
    Made from the good Earth
    surrounding the village of
    Mata Ortiz
    Artist Efren Ledezma
    Señor Efren Ledezma
    - Artist
    Weight = 8.5 ounces
    Height  = 4.25 inches
    Width   = 4.75 inches
    A ring is provided with all my pottery.
    I'm wondering if maybe I should keep this one for myself. I won't even try to guess the number of individual shapes in this. And I won't attempt to count all the overlapping lizards these individual shapes create.
    There are black, brick red, rose and gray lizards. They are painted on a surface of egg shell white glaze. How this intricacy is possible by hand is beyond me, let alone it coming together to form these animals. I will let the pictures do the rest of the talking because I simply don't have the words for this pottery.
    This beautiful gourd shaped pottery is the creation of
    Efren Ledezma
    . His signature is on this piece but good luck finding it. His style is immediately recognizable, especially the miniscule opening a toothpick could hardly fit in.
    Visit my store to see my other Mata Ortiz pottery.
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    Mata Ortiz is legendary, both the village and the pottery taking it's name.
    In the 70's a young man began experimenting with recreating ancient pottery he would come across. He used the same clay sand mixtures from materials found in the area in which the ancients lived and made their pottery. The same firing techniques using the same local materials eventually created the same magnificent results. Half a century later and much of the village of Mata Ortiz has taken on these incredible skills for creating masterpieces, with each artist contributing hers and his own sense of beauty.
    The designs are bold, earthy and individualistic.
    Paint brushes consisting of one or two human hairs create the finest lines. Paints are developed from minerals found in the surrounding desert. These creations are truly unique transformations that only this small little region of the world can create from it's own soil.
    I have been tangentially around Mata Ortiz for 30 years. Now I am spiritually bound by their overwhelming beauty and intense and intricate designs. When I look at one of the pieces, I feel I am meeting in person the artist who created this, and am visiting her home.
    About Desert Buckeye Gallery
    DESERT BUCKEYE GALLERY is my new specialty store featuring high end items from fine jewelry to display pottery, center piece minerals, and other highly collectible earthy related masterpieces. I have been selling on eBay for more than 17 years, honing my skills and knowledge of the items I will be selling here. I have received over 3400 feed backs with a 100% positive feedback rating at my original store. Ebays rules prevent me from referring you to my other site from here. But please contact me with as many inquiries as you feel necessary to prove I am an honest seller and to show the safety and reliability of your purchase is in good hands!
    I operate out of Tucson, Arizona. In late January of every year, Tucson becomes the epicenter of a world-wide gathering of dealers in gems and minerals, and sometimes pottery. I basically have the pick of the best every year right at my front door. It is truly fortunate that I reside in an area of unparalleled beauty, and unparalleled opportunity to obtain, and then offer, some of the finest items available. Thank you for visiting.
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