Eli Ortiz: Black on Black Mata Ortiz Pottery Mata Ortiz Olla

Eli Ortiz: Black on Black Mata Ortiz Pottery Mata Ortiz OllaEli Ortiz keeps the Ortiz tradition alive in black. He is the son of the late Eduardo "Chevo" Ortiz, one of Mata Ortiz's most celebrated potters, and this piece carries that lineage directly. The graphite black on black technique that defines this olla traces back to the Ortiz family itself. Chevo's brother Macario discovered that graphite left on a pot's surface before firing retained its silvery sheen afterward, and what began as an accidental

Beautiful ram effigy by Jerardo Tena

Magaly Fuentes

This stunning one-piece chameleon sculpture is the creation of Isabel Fabian

the horns stand bold and architectural

eyes locked on something the animal alone can see

a nod to Oaxaca’s Guelaguetza festivities

symbolizing her as Queen of Heaven

each one symbolizing a prayer or petition

He comes from Madagascar

the same sunburst of green

After the fruit dries naturally

flowing silhouette is the ideal canvas for Magaly’s extraordinary painting