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Ron gives pottery
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Thirty seven years
ago I started using a potters wheel to create hand-thrown stoneware
pottery for my customers.
I designed a gas fired kiln that holds over one hundred pieces of
pottery and I formulated all of the glazes I use on my pots.
Since that time, I've made many improvements in style, technique and
materials. I believe the pottery I produce is some of the finest to
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In 1991, I started
Mississippi Clayworks, located in Historic Downtown Hastings,
Minnesota. Mississippi Clayworks is dedicated to producing quality
stoneware pottery that is unique, functional and affordable. Glazes
and clay body used are chosen for their high strength as well as
scratch and chip resistant finish. The pottery is fired to a high
temperature to insure durability And long life!
All the stoneware pottery products produced by Mississippi Clayworks
are made from natural,
food safe, non-toxic materials.
Stoneware pottery items can be used in convection and microwave ovens and
cleaned in a dishwasher. |
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Introducing Beautiful Pueblo
Pottery from the Village of Mata Ortiz and Casas Grandes.
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In the middle
1970's an anthropologist named Spencer MacCallum discovered
fantastic pueblo style pottery being produced by Juan Quezada in a
remote village located on the high plains of northern Chihuahua,
Mexico. This was the start of the
"Miracle of Mata Ortiz". (more
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I'm discussing
pueblo art and pottery with Spencer
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Three potters come
together in Mexico.
My daughter Torrie, myself and Juan Quezada. |
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In 2004 I was
introduced to the incredible pottery pieces from the artisans of
Mata Ortiz and Casas Grandes.
I was impressed with the beauty and spirit of of the pots, the
village and most of all the people who produce them.
It has been an honor to offer these pieces for sale at my Hastings,
Minnesota store and online at my web site.
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the Mata Ortiz online gallery) |
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The Spirit of the Potter
The spirit of the potter
is fused into the shape of his clay.
He blends all his knowledge of the forming,
the glazing, the decorating, the firing,
so every piece from his hand is as much his own
as his signature and his heartbeat.
Victoria Martino,
my beautiful daughter and companion on
buying trips has launched her Mata Ortiz pottery marketing
business and web site. Check out her gallery at:
www.modernmataortiz.com |
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