Updated Dec 15 09

Links to Web Sites

NOTE:  We offer here more than four dozen sites featuring Mata Ortiz art or related subjects. Most have been selected for their outstanding photographs of pottery, artists, and the village. At the end are several included for other reasons. A comprehensive list of sites is available on request.

Websites Included for Photographs of Pottery

Art of the First Person  (239-395-2200), 15194 Harbour Isle Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908-6809. Sanibelart[at]comcast.net

www.native-potterylink.com    www.tribalworks.com

Owners: William Ernest/Susanne Waites

Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery  (505-986-1234), 100 W. San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501.

www.AndreaFisherPottery.com/cgi-bin/pueblolnk.cgi?Casas_Grandes  Owner: Andrea Fisher

Casa de Mata Ortiz (208-452-2165), 805 W. First St, Fruitland, Idaho 83619. responsibleusa[at]fmtc.com   www.casademataortiz.com

Owners: Bill and Sharalyn Perry  

Chimayo Trading del Norte (888-758-0504), #1 Ranchos Church Plaza, PO Box 578, Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557  chimayotrading[at]msn.com  www.chimayotrading.com  Owners: Gabriel and Alicia Abrums. See also family affiliated store, Chimayo Trading & Mercantile (505-351-4566, 800-248-7859), PO Box 460, Hiway 76, Chimayo, NM 87522  chimayoarts[at]chimayoarts.com  www.chimayoarts.com  Owner: John Abrums (Gabriel Abrum’s father) [Note: This site lables Mata Ortiz pottery “Casas Grandes,” a term usually reserved for the prehistoric.]

Divagarte (Mex 442-223-7547), _________________  contact[at]divagarte.com

www.divagarte.com  Owners: Moisés Hernández Arias and María Antonieta Espinoza Jiménez  Editorial comment: Some pottery but primarily Mata Ortiz/Taxco shard jewelry (Gallery Six).

Donna Brinton (301-496-1693), >> _____________  brinton@nih.gov  www.facebook.com/donna.brinton?v=wall&story_fbid=117906624896826#!/album.php?aid=3468&id=1512885402  Editorial comment: 58 photos of Mata Ortiz potters.

Faru (314-727-1188, fax 727-1225), 6329 Delmar Blvd, University City Loop, St. Louis, MO. faruunlimited[at]aol.com

www.faru-faru-faru.com  Owner: Helen Fabbri

FineArtsBiz (918-640-9309), 6846 S. Canton, Suite 600, Tulsa, OK 74136.

louis[at]FineArtsBiz.com  www.FineArtsBiz.com  Owner: Louis A. Davidson

Fine Mexican Ceramics Art Gallery (281-362-8557), 2203 Timberloch Place, Suite 100, #109, The Woodlands, TX 77380  May[at]MexicanCeramic.com   www.MexicanCeramic.com.  www.mataortiz.com  Owner: May Herz

*Fine Pueblo Pottery (925-462-5794), 3632 Cambridge Court, Pleasanton CA 94588  gonis[at]comcast.net   www.finepueblopottery.com

Owner: Tony Gonis

Galería de Ollas  (011-52-322-223-1045, Cell 322-117-2213). Corona 176, Puerto Vallarta CP48300, Jalisco, Mexico. Ussales[at]galeriadeollas.com   www.galeriadeollas.com Owners: Carolina Orozco Medrano and Mike Janvrin (770-641-7800H, Cell 770-598-3332, mjanvrin70[at]comcast.net), 285 Edwardton Ct, Roswell, GA 30076

Galería de Tomás (303-832-3638), 624 S. Oneida Way, Denver CO 80224.  tlatourrette[at]yahoo.com   www.galeriadetomas.com

Owner: Thomas Latourrette

Galleria Elegante (702-293-1850), PO Box 777417, Henderson NV 89077

galleriaelegante[at]yahoo.com   www.galleriaelegante.com

Owner: Barbara J. Hillyard  (Duane L. Hillyard, Sales & Marketing)   

*Gallery Dalé (970-945-7709), Box 31, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602.

info[at]gallerydale.com   drtitus[at]sopris.net   www.gallerydale.com

Owner: Dale Titus

Gallery West (360-734-8414; Fax 671-5915}, 1300 12th Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. pottery[at]bookservices.com   www.bookservices.com/mataortiz/index.html Owner: Dave Lucas

Golden Eagle Galleries (720-560-0326), 9821 W. Vassar Way, Lakewood CO 80227 lwmirich[at]cs.com, gegalleries1[at]comcast.net

http://mata-ortiz.com  Owner: Rich Harris

Hot Out of the Fire (011-52-636-661-7089), 713 W. Spruce #716, Deming NM 88030-3599. info[at]mataortizpotterysale.com  sales[at]mataortizpotterysale.com    www.mataortizpotterysale.com

Owner: Israel Rentería Heras.

Latino Books y Más (760-323-3778), 180 E. Tahquits Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262  latinobooksymas[at]aol.com  www.latinobooksymas.com/maorpo.html  

Owner: Lucián Ramírez

Mata Ortiz: An Inside Look (Voice/Fax 805-995-2742), 772 S. Ocean Ave., Cayucos CA 93430. www.mataortizpottery.com

Owners:  Ron Goebel and Nancy Andrews  ronaldgoebel[at]msn.com

Mata Ortiz Art Gallery (011-52-322-222-7407, cell 044-322-140-1690, Skype: galeriamataortiz), Downtown Gallery (011-52-322-222-7407) Lázaro Cárdenas 268-A, Col. Emiliano Zapata, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México 48380. Vallarta Airport Gallery (011-52-322-221-0467), Duty-Free Shop 78-A  mataortizgallery[at]gmail.com  www.mataortiz-pottery.com

Owners: Claudia Lovera and Alejandro ("Alex") Martínez

Mata Ortiz Fine Arts (520-803-7160), 2661 Suma Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85650. edwardb[at]c2i2.com  http://stores.ebay.com/Mata-Ortiz-Fine-Arts  www.egbottomley.com  Owner: Edward G. Bottomley

Mata Ortiz Imports (941-475-4448), 6107 Grandeur St., Englewood,

FL 34224  Jim[at]mataortizimports.com   www.mataortizimports.com

Owner: Jim Preston

Mata Ortiz Pots (858-509-9524, fax 1314), 725 S. Nardo #J4, Solano Beach CA 92075  info[at]mataortizpots.com   www.mataortizpots.com

Owners: David/Tara Gordon  dgord3[at]cox.net

Mata Ortiz Pottery Gallery (623-414-2728; Mex 636-661-7032), Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua  maqc81@yahoo.com  www.mataortizpotterygallery.com  Business Mgr: Mario Quintero; Owner: Noé Quezada.  Editorial comment: Currently this site shows only Mata Ortiz/Taxco shard jewelry.

Mata Ortiz Pottery Trader (915-479-5555), 158 S. Collingsworth,

El Paso, TX 79905. MataOrtizTrader[at]yahoo.com  www.mataortizpotterytrader.com  Owner: Salvador Zuñiga

Mata Ortiz to You (520-744-0639), 13845 N. Buckhorn Cholla Dr., Marana AZ 85658, info[at]mataortiztoyou.com www.mataortiztoyou.com Owners: Jan/Russ Diers

MataOrtiz4u.com  (575-640-4097), Peddler’s Pavilion, 2400 W. Picacho, Las Cruces, NM 88007 (Hours Fri 10-4, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-4) gt1[at]comcast.net   sales[at]mataortiz4u.com  www.mataortiz4u.com  Owner: Grant Taggart

Michael Wisner Pottery (Voice/Fax 970-923-3091), Box 5493, Snowmass CO 81615   mikewiz[at]earthlink.net   michael[at]southwestpottery.com   www.southwestpottery.com

Owner: Michael Wisner.  Comment: Wisner studied many years with Juan Quezada and is a leading Mata Ortiz ceramic technologist.

Modern Mata Ortiz  (voice/fax 323-655-5653, Cell 612-382-1889), 611 N. Curson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036  victoriamartino[at]sbcglobal.net   www.modernmataortiz.com  Owner: Victoria Martino

Museum of New Mexico Foundation Shops (877-567-7380, 505-982-3016), PO Box 2065, Santa Fe NM 87504-2065. service[at]shopmuseum.com  www.worldfolkart.org  Comment: Large photos of Barrera jewelry utilizing Mata Ortiz shards set in silver. Search jewelry, Mexico.

Olla Pottery & Fine Arts (520-370-4193, 520-256-4229, 520-979-2087), Olla, PO Box 85123, Tucson AZ 85754. http://stores.homestead.com/hstrial-FPedroza/StoreFront.bok

Owners: Francisco Pedroza (520-370-4193, fpedroza[at]ollapottery.com), Lizeth Mora (520-256-4229, mmora[at]ollapottery.com),

Luís Pedroza (520-979-2087, lpedroza[at]ollapottery.com).

Pérez Meillón Gallery (011-52-646-175-7848), Blvd. Costero Lázaro Cárdenas 1094, local #40, Centro Artesanal, Ensenada, BC 22800, Mexico. adalbertopm[at]hotmail.com  www.potterymasters.com  Owner: Adalberto Pérez-Meillón  Editorial Comment: One of the foremost painters tranlating the inspiration of Paquimé into two-dimensional work.

RhoDesigns - Ethnographic Artifacts, Textiles, Pottery, Paintings (310-828-8851, Fax 5611), 833 17th Street #7, Santa Monica CA 90403. rhoda[at]rhodesigns.com   www.rhodesigns.com  Owner: Rhoda Lurie

Sierra Madre Trading Company (562-598-6615 / Voice/Fax: 9-3 p.m.), PO Box 92016, Long Beach CA 90809-2016. treasures[at]sierramadretrading.com   www.sierramadretrading.com  Owners: Ed and Arthela Cummings

Singing Shaman Traders (208-772-5616H, 208-667-3130W, fax 208-765-9693), 1034 N. 3^rd Street, Suite 3, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814  singingshaman[at]hotmail.com   www.singingshamantraders.com

Owners: Nancy Spada and Roger Gee

Solmar Imports (562-207-8761), 6285 E. Spring Street #400, Long Beach CA 90808 contact[at]solmarimports.com   www.solmarimports.com/index.html Owner: John Murray

Southern Exposure: Shops at Water’s Edge (860-399-4445), 1587 Boston Post Rd, Westbrook CT 06498. Also: Olde Mystic Village (860-572-1007), 27 Coogan Blvd, Mystic CT 06355. info[at]shopsouthernexposure.com    www.shopsouthernexposure.com  Owners: Les and Lu Lupovich       

Tanner Chaney (505-247-2242, 800-444-2242), 323 Romero NW, Suites 2-4, Albuquerque NM 87104.  tbaker[at]tannerchaney.com  www.tannerchaney.com  Owners: Tom and Laura Baker

Tesoro (575-589-0801), 7017 McNutt Rd, Anthony NM 88021 www.mataortizart.com  Owners: Jim and Dian Bruemmer  Matapot[at]aol.com

Toh-Atin Gallery (800-525-0384), 145 W. Ninth St, P.O. Box 2329, Durango CO 81302. toh-atin[at]fone.net   www.toh-atin.com

Owner: Jackson Clark

Tortuga Tours (Carrillo Curios 520-290-0305, Home 520-319-8986,

Cell 520-861-2068), Box 12322, Tucson AZ 85732 TurtleWinsTheRace[at]hotmail.com   www.carrillocurios.com

Owner: Tito Carrillo

Tranquilo Imports (650-291-7059), 727 Swallowview Court, Lincoln, CA 95648  tranquiloimports[at]aol.com   info[at]tranquilo-imports.com  www.tranquilo-imports.com  Owner: Don Hogue 

Tribes Gallery (831-633-5100), 7981 Moss Landing Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039  art1[at]cybermesa.com   art1[at]tribesgallery.com  http://stores.ebay.com/Tribes-Gallery_Mata-Ortiz-Pottery_W0QQfsubZ11337142QQfrsrcZ1

Owners: J. Alan and Mary M. Wreyford

Tularosa Trader (575-585-2922 / 2727 Fax), PO Box 1073, 508 Bosque Street, Tularosa, NM 88352 larryd[at]tularosa.net   www.tularosatrader.com  Owner: Larry Deming

*West SouthWest Gallery (303-321-4139 / Fax 8499 / toll-free 866-770-7069), 257 Fillmore St, Denver CO 80206. info[at]westsouthwest.com  www.westsouthwest.com  Owners: Dudley/Ronda Smith

Websites Included for Other Reasons

Armando Designs  (Mex 636-694-9640, Cell 636-699-0747), Casas Grandes, Chih, Mexico, CP 31850.  abarreradrc[at]prodigy.net.mx  www.lapidariosbarrera.com.mx  Owner: Armando Barrera

Editorial comment: Views of jewelry of Mata Ortiz pottery shards set in silver.

Carl Sanders Socolow (717-763-8121,Cell 717-979-3070), 2714 Dickinson Ave, Camp Hill, PA 17011-5327. carl@socphoto.com  www.carlsandersocolow.com/mexico.html Owner: Carl Sanders Socolow  Editorial comment: Carl received a Guggenheim to photograph the changing daily lifestyle of Mata Ortiz as the advent of the paved road has given it more exposure to the outside world.

Casas Grandes: People, Timeline, Pottery (608-363-2305) Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, 500 Emerson, Beloit WI 53511

A useful survey of prehistoric Casas Grandes culture, history, and pottery wares as well as other cultures of the Gran Chichimeca represented in the holdings of the Logan Museum at Beloit College. Use their search engine. www.beloit.edu/~logan/exhibitions/virtual_exhibitions/north_america/southwest/index.php Contact Nicolette Meister, Curator of Collections.  MeisterN[at]beloit.edu

Center for Casas Grandes Studies (915-261-0502, 636-692-0402), Postal address: 713 W. Spruce #48, Deming NM 88030; Physical location: La Casa del Nopal, Independencia #81, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua 31850. sm@look.net  www.centerforcasasgrandesstudies.com  Owners: Spencer and Emalie MacCallum. Editorial comment: Photo show of regional subjects by Raechel Running, links to relevant sites.

Gavilán Guide & Tour Service (480-704-4596, Mexico 636-695-0111), Col. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico  jandshatch[at]yahoo.com   www.gavilantours.com Owners: John and Sandra Hatch

Mata Ortiz Calendar (915-261-0502), 713 W. Spruce Street #48, Deming NM 88030. sm@look.net  emaliecaley@hotmail.com  www.MataOrtizCalendar.com  Owners: Spencer and Emalie MacCallum Editorial comment: Contains encyclopedic, useful information for travelers to the general area of Mata Ortiz.

Mata Ortiz Collectors Society (Mex Cell 116-9055, USA Cell 941-587-4919), 6809 Jarvis Rd, Sarasota, FL 34241. pstover[at]portolangroup.com  www.mataortizcollectors.com  Owners: Phil and Jeanne Stover

Mata Ortiz Historical Society (505-983-3976), 19 Vuelta Sabio, Santa Fe, NM 87506  dnelson104[at]msn.com  http://mohs.walrus.dnsdojo.net  Owner: Dave Nelson (Skype name: “DCNelson”)  Editorial comment: A discussion forum for historical questions relating to the Casas Grandes region.

**Modern Mata Ortiz (612-382-1889; Mississippi Clay Works 651-437-5901)  www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/pages/Los-Angeles-CA/Modern-Mata-Ortiz/160876964328?v=photos&sb=0  Owners: Ron and Victoria (“Torrie”) Martino  Editorial comment: Contains several dozen photos of potters captioned with names.

Mosertravel (520-760-4471H, 520-237-6343 Cell), 4554 N. Avenida Polacca, Tucson, AZ 85749.  davemoser[at]comcast.net

www.mosertravel.com  Owner: Dave Moser.  Editorial comment: This personal site has many photos of pottery and the village, also a useful map of the village showing the homes of various potters.

Recursos Travel & Education (520-327-1087), 3550 Camden, Tucson AZ 85716. mpmermaids[at]aol.com  www.rtemexico.com/spanish.htm  Owner: Pamela Kahlo-Fina. Editorial Comment: Offers classes, language/cultural immersion trips to Mata Ortiz. Recommended.

Tim Maxwell (505-820-1299, Cell 505-670-5384), Albuquerque NM Tim_Maxwell[at]newmexico.com   www.timmaxwell.us   Owner: Tim Maxwell. Ph.D., Director Emeritus, Museum of New Mexico, Office of Archaeological Studies.

Tours Pac (636-694-8296, Cell 045-636-116-0158), Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua   infotourspac[at]gmail.com  www.tourspac.mex.tl

Owner: Carlos Hernández. Editorial comment: Tours to places of interest in the region.

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