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Functional Handcrafted
Stoneware Pottery

Mississippi Clayworks
Located in Historic Downtown
214 2nd. Street East
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 437-5901

Mata Ortiz Pottery
from the Casas Grandes
of Northern Mexico

Mata Ortiz, Paquimé and Casas Grandes Pottery of the Pueblo

We at Mississippi Clayworks are very excited to announce new pottery items from our artist friends
in the Mata Ortiz region of northern Mexico. These hand-made pots are beautifully crafted using the
traditional methods developed by the people of the Paquimé Pueblos over 1000 years ago. Unlike some
other pueblo pottery, each piece is hand-formed, hand-burnished, hand-decorated using local materials
and pit fired one or a few at a time. This preserves the integrity of the pottery and the culture of that area.

The art of the Pueblo Pottery was just recently revived 30 years ago or so by a young man who grew up near the Paquimé ruins. That young man, now world renowned, Juan Quezada, worked tirelessly to not only bring back the art, but to "take it to new heights". He shared his technique with friends and family until the art of making pottery became a cottage industry for his village. These artisans, inspired by the environment including bird and leaf patterns, each signs his name on the handcrafted pottery as was the custom initiated by Juan Quezada.