MARIANO QUEZADA

Height 7"

Diameter 11"

He forms the piece by hand, coil method, and before the clay dries he pushes  little circles on a perfect geometrical way. Then he gets the mirror like shin obtained by rubbing graphite on the surface. 

About the artist:

Following the family tradition on making black, burnished and incised pieces he learned from his father Reynaldo Quezada (brother of Juan Quezada, the master). So he has been doing pottery since he was very young for more tan 20 years.  They also burnish the pieces with graphite to get a beautiful metallic look.

Now he forms a team with his wife Rocio who has proven to be a very gifted artist too.