Daisy Ramirez: Seed Pot Mata Ortiz horse figure dating back to the pre-Columbian

dating back to the pre-Columbian era

The duck is painted with intricate geometric patterns

then covers it in tiny geometric patterns that almost feel like woven textiles

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incorporating woven tassels and accents into her bold and expressive sculptures

Daisy Ramirez: Seed Pot Mata Ortiz horse figure dating back to the pre-ColumbianThe 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