As a young boy Juan Quezada was gifted with the heart of an artist. Without the funds to purchase paper, pen, or paint as we know them, he began to draw on the walls of his bedroom. Once the walls were covered with his creative art he would wash them off with kerosene and begin a new creation.
Being part of a large family Juan's participation to help provide for them was to take his donkey into the nearby Sierra Madre mountains and gather firewood. It was during these journeys that he found his future. Although at the time Juan did not realize the impact these new discoveries would have on his family and village of Mata Ortiz. During the numerous trips for firewood Juan discovered an Ancient civilization in the form of potsherds. He became more and more intrigued and fascinated with each new find. Day after day he would study the ancient designs on broken pieces of clay. He became so intrigued that he began experimenting with the forming, painting and firing of soon to be incredible ollas (ceramic pots).
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Mata Ortiz Galleries
