Daisy Ramirez: Seed Pot Mata Ortiz horse figure He works alongside his wife

He works alongside his wife Mayte Calvo in San Martín Tilcajete

In pre-Columbian codices

and orange in dense geometric and op-art patterns: checkerboards

and removable black mask with vibrant green eyes and goat-like horns give it a captivating presence

Dimensions: 3''Tall 5''Long 3''Wide

Daisy Ramirez: Seed Pot Mata Ortiz horse figure He works alongside his wifeThe Mata Ortiz seed pot sits low and round, the kind of form that looks simple until you see what is on it. Daisy Ramirez, a Mata Ortiz potter from Chihuahua, has covered the entire upper dome in a dense, continuous field of tiny geometric marks triangles, spirals, zigzags, step frets each one individually incised by hand through a red slip to reveal the cream clay beneath. No pattern repeats in quite the same way twice. Fine teal lines divide the