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Felipe ortega ceramics.
Photo by douglas merriam.
Many historians writers and collectors viewed felipe ortega as an artist who kept traditional apache pottery making methods alive.
For those who were lucky enough to know him felipe ortega s passing runs deep even more so because this craftsman was one of only a few master teachers left who handcraft micaceous rich clay pots just as his native american ancestors had done for centuries.
May 24 2015 explore lander miranda sandra s board felipe on pinterest.
It s completely dark outside except for the stars and a few strings of holiday lights.
They looked like pueblo pottery but my experience with those had been limited to decorative pieces.
He is widely known for his mastery of micaceous clay ceramics and his charismatic teaching style.
Felipe ortega mica cookware.
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Felipe ortega micaceous pot.
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His pots are not intended to be simply displayed but to be used for cooking beans and other foods.
He conducts classes out of his studio in la madera new mexico and at northern new mexico community college in espaƱola.
This video was created a few years back so the contents and the following statement reflect where felipe was in his career at the time.
A selection of bowls and cooking pots are laid out.
Credited by many with reviving the art of the apache bean pot.
I counted more than two dozen of these clearly handmade beauties in every size and shape with many wonderfully large pieces intended for feasting.
Felipe ortega is recognized as a master potter in the jicarilla apache tradition by the smithsonian institution.
The world recently lost a great talent.
I thought to myself this unique cookware bespeaks the hand of an.
It s just after 6pm but it feels like midnight in la madera.
Felipe s studio at owl peak pottery foundation lamadera new mexico.
He took a more down to earth view of his work.
Of jicarilla apache descent and fluent in 12 languages felipe honors the ancient over 400 year old tradition of his ancestors working the mica rich clay indigenous to this region of new mexico.
Sunfoto by george morse felipe ortega works on a micaceous clay pot at his studio in la madera.
Felipe ortega is an apache medicine man and artist.