Clay Folk Art

Vintage carnival game made by the Saint Louis Carnival company. We also have the original paper game rules signs with these. Please note that not all crates are painted St. Louis Car...

White slip black geometric effigy pot Nicolas Quezada, Master Potter (1948 - 2011) 1988 Hand coiled low fired clay Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, M...

Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel Rito Talvera Quezada 1989 Hand-coiled low fire clay Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Artist’s Bust of a Woman, not signed This is a hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century, it was discovered during refurbishment of an ...

Exceptional large vintage Colombian hand made clay water container / jug. Displays a fantastic native influenced design around the top.  

Artist’s Model Bust of a Young Girl in a Panama Hat, not signed This is a very attractive hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century...

An archival piece from contemporary artist, Dale Wolfield. Wolfield is a New York native currently creating her one of a kind pieces in the Hudson Valley. She self describes her art ...

Handcrafted Oaxaca Clay Necklace – A Unique Artisan Piece A one-of-a-kind jewelry piece made in the northern mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico -each bead is meticulously shaped by hand an...

Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy, signed and dated This is a very attractive hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Centu...

Polychrome effigy pot Mauro Quezada Hand coiled low fired clay 1989 Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico Measures: 4.75 inches height x 5.5 inches...

Gabriele Pütz vintage abstract realism ceramic artwork made in Germany, 1982. This work is made of a round clay tower / pillar with pillow edge details. On the body of the tower is w...

Inspired by the ceremonial neckwear of the Ndebele tribe of Southern Africa, this one-of-a-kind garland is a bold exploration of form and contrast. Hand-cut and high-fired in small b...

Maricela Gómez López, a hardworking mother and artist portrays her life through her work. Living and growing up in Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, a small town in central Mexico, the role ...

"As a Mexican and Oaxacan, but more as Omar, I see death as something present. It´s something that is a part of life and when you think about death, you begin to value a lot of things. Death is important to me because it’s a constant threat. If you think about dying now, you would probably do things that in another moment you would say, “I’ll do it later.” I see death as an opportunity to live a better life...a continuation of something," says Mexican ceramist Omar Hernández. Omar Hernandez is a Mexican ceramist born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico. As a child, growing up in a family of potters he didn't have much interest in making pottery, but in his early 20's he realized he could do other things with clay that weren't necessarily utilitarian pieces. It was then that Omar started his skull...

Inspired by the tribal bone garlands worn by the Vajrayana Buddhists of Tibet, this garland is a striking statement in sculptural minimalism, this hand-formed clay garland drapes ele...

Lovers Torso, a contemporary rustic Mexican sculpture by Manuel David Reyes. This soft piece is one-of-a-kind, made with clay and natural pigments from ...

Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy This very attractive Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy is signed and dated This is a very attractive hand made piece ...

This Mexican ceramic clay hand sculpture is a piece by artist Maricela Gómez López. Made with clay from Oaxaca and Zacatecas, painted with oxides from the region. Done with the hand-...

From the personal collection of our founder, Dixon Smith. This stylized bird sculpture is made of a reddish-brown, clay or terra cotta. The bird is depicted in a simplified, abstrac...

Artist’s Model Bust of a Well Weathered Head, not signed This is a very well weathered hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century, it was discovered during refurbishment of an Art Studio It is a three dimensional head and shoulders with an androgynous appearance made in clay with an out door patina...

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...

Imagine a drink only drunk in weddings between royalty, accompanying the dead in their transit to the underworld, and celebrating military victories or successful commercial expediti...

You can almost smell the spicy aroma of the chilies in this skull. Mexican artist, Omar Hernández creates a vivid representation of the ingredient that ...