This hand coiled pottery is made of local materials without a potter's wheel. Clays of several colors, as well as the ingredients for the paint are collected from the surrounding countryside. Once the paints have been blended, they are applied with a brush consisting of a few human hairs.
Designs vary from traditional to the new and innovative.
Firing beneath a metal bucket using cow chips or wood as fuel completes the process. The temperatures reached in the firing of Mata Ortiz pottery are not high enough to make it waterproof. Mata Ortiz pottery is noted for its high quality painting and very thin walls. Golden, Colorado 80401 ph.