Salvador Baca: Spectacular Marbled Zen Mata OrtizMagnificent marbled clay olla by Mata Ortiz master Salvador Baca. This extraordinary piece showcases Salvador's most distinctive technique layers of differently colored clays worked together to create a naturally marbled surface that swirls across the vessel like flowing water or desert strata. No two pieces are ever alike, and the organic movement of the clay itself is part of the composition. Over this mesmerizing ground, Salvador carves bold

giving the flowers a velvety depth

and elegant shape come together in a single

and masterfully done

Gorgeous little howling coyote by artist Nicolas Morales

Color-matched inside lining

she embodies both the joy and tenderness of the Día de Muertos celebration

Working from his studio in Oaxaca City

The form of the lion's mane is very attractive and modernistic

seems to gaze both outward and inward

5''Tall 7''Long 3

Carved from copal wood and carefully hand-painted

For collectors of Mata Ortiz pottery