Cindy Perez: Etched Butterflies Mata Ortiz Saint Anthony Both hind feet planted

Both hind feet planted

the long hind legs spread in perfect bilateral symmetry

Carved from wood and meticulously painted by hand

The painting is signature Luis Pablo

Cindy Perez: Etched Butterflies Mata Ortiz Saint Anthony Both hind feet plantedDelicate butterfly olla by Mata Ortiz artist Cindy Perez. The form is beautifully rounded and full, hand built and hand polished to a soft finish . Cindy's signature shape, generous and serene, which she completes with a crocheted pottery ring, so the piece rests securely and elegantly. The decoration combines two techniques: a dense field of fine red sgraffito cross hatching covers much of the vessel, and over it, Cindy has painted a flight of