Clay Ceramics

Tzinacan is the Nahuatl word for bat, and it is our gift for the bats represented in many ceramic pre-hispanic pieces. Bats have been part of the mythology of the cultures of pre-Hi...

Castañas (chestnuts) is a sculpture made of a series of cups. The individual pieces can be rearranged to create different shapes, and can also be us...

The Dark River Moon Jar is an elegant moon jar made of black sculpture clay. Mysterious in its minimal and refined nature. The raw clay provides a texture that displays the marks of the maker, simple and stunning. This vessel is part of the Mugly. NYC winter...

Vintage Mata Ortiz Tadpole Fetish Pot Cesar Dominguez (b. 1961 - ) 1989 Hand-Coiled low fire clay Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico This miniature Tadpole Fetish Pot is a rare and very early example (1989) from this first generation Mata Ortiz acknowledged Master Potter, Cesar Dominguez, who began his work in 1984. His pottery is widely collected and his repertoire is huge, from differently colored colored intricately decorated stone -polished ollas to plates, to bowls, to marbleized pottery...

This impressive one of a kind vide-poche is a true representation of Cesar Torres's work. This beautiful decorative dish is formed by a flower texture and designed with a modern influence. The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into Fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques. One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar learned his art in the workshop of the Uriarte family, an excellent workshop where his grandfather worked. In his creations he uses the black and white mud that is obtained from the nearby hills of Loreto and Guadalupe, and colors of mineral origin that he creates in his workshop with recipes from his grandfather. All the pieces are modeled in a traditional way and go through a production process that usually takes from one to two months, between drying, burning, and painting. Being surrounded by a living tradition, Cesar Torres Jr., learned from his father since childhood. Architect by profession, Cesar Jr. has come to revolutionize and modernize with new designs and ideas of the current world, nevertheless always respecting the tradition of the processes and materials that make Talavera a Creole art...

Handsome black clay or barro negro pottery hot chocolate set most likely from Oaxaca, Mexico consisting of 4 mugs, tray with Fish design, and wooden ...

This beautiful utilitarian ceramic fruit bowl is covered on the surface with lead free blue pigment. Made in Oaxaca, Mexico, by artist Rolando Regino, Porras, son of famous folk arti...