Mata Ortiz Pottery - Master Artist Eli Ortiz - Black Swimming Fish this smoky black quartz crystal

this smoky black quartz crystal cluster features a central

Created from the local native clay

each piece is individually hand cut

Each aspect of this figure is meticulously hand-painted

A pottery ring is included with this piece

Mata Ortiz Pottery - Master Artist Eli Ortiz - Black Swimming Fish this smoky black quartz crystalThis Mata Ortiz Fish, as with all pottery from this village, was hand created without a potters wheel. Its form has become a fish, beginning as a gourd shaped piece formed by Seor Ortizs hands. Eli Ortiz is so well known for his extraordinary creation of highly dense, very detailed Paquime designs that hearken back to his ancestors' time. Black is very challenging to photograph. I have used different light intensities and angles to show a good cross