Airbrushed Skulls - Mata Ortiz Pottery - Rare Southwest Ochre

Airbrushed Skulls - Mata Ortiz Pottery - Rare Southwest OchreHilario Quezada Jr. Artist Height 6 inches Width 4. 75 inches Weight 1 pound 1 ounce Seor Hilario Quezada Jr. developed and is currently the only master potter using the airbrushing technique with overlapping skulls on Mata Ortiz pottery. This motif adds visual depth through layered skull imagery, reflecting the tradition's unique artistry and often symbolizing continuity, ancestry, or life and death. Creating this effect requires careful planning,

A belt of swirling eddies link arm in arm

where the quality and visual appeal is inferior

This Douvilleiceras Ammonite w/ Opalescent Shell is a genus of ammonites from the Middle to Late Cretaceous

The New Mexico mine closed in the 1980's and these pieces are becoming scarcer and are rising in value

This remarkable orb is unique to other marbles

there is no balloon tariff

and the interior is stamped 'Charles Albert'

5 inches x 1

As with most creations coming out of Mata Ortiz

This piece features two animals hidden within what appears to be a sweep of random designs

3 inches x 2

Width:  4