special event
Oaxacan and Mata Ortiz Trunk Show
Now - April 1, 2012
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10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Binns Wildflower Pavilion
The Garden presents a showing of Oaxacan wood carving and Mata Ortiz pottery with many styles available for purchase. Woodcarver Jacobo Angeles Ojeda, one of the finest woodcarvers of his generation, will demonstrate his work at the show. He draws from pre-Columbian Zapotec culture, designs and ancient motifs, creating intricately painted, whimsical and arresting works. The pottery of Jorge Quintana, one of the best potters of Mata Ortiz, also will be represented. He is known for his exquisitely symmetrical polychrome pots and the use of different minerals to color them.
View pictures of the artists work:
Artists Background
Jacobo Angeles Ojeda is considered one of the finest woodcarvers of his generation. He draws from pre-Columbian Zapotec culture, designs and ancient motifs. His work is intricately painted, whimsical and arresting.
Jorge Quintana, coauthor of the book The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz, is considered to be one of the best potters of Mata Ortiz. He is known for his exquisitely symmetrical polychrome pots and also for his experimentation with the use of different minerals to color his pots.
