Mata Ortiz Pottery

Mata Ortiz, a little town in Chihuahua, Mexico; near the ancient ruins of Paquime, is home town of one of the best pottery in the world.
The work done by its artists is of superor quality.


One of them is Diego Valles. Diego has won contests for his special technique, which is based on great variety of sizes and shapes, as well as the traditional Paquime style of Mata Ortiz. He considers his ceramics like innovator since it combines different techniques like esgrafiado and burnishing in the same piece.