Macario Ortiz Estrada is a Mata Ortiz master potter who is legendary for his innovation and creativity.  He and Ruben Lozano revolutionized black-ware technology when they discovered the benefits of graphite applied to their work. 

Macario continues to push the envelope of creativity.   He has taught and exhibited in the USA and Mexico including Ensenada galleries, City College in Santa Barbara, CA, workshops in Silver City, New Mexico, University of New Mexico Art Museum, and in the Exhibits USA Potters of Mata Ortiz traveling exhibition.  He is featured on page 130 of Walter Park's The Miracle of Mata Ortiz, and on page 127 of Susan Lowell's The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz.

We caught up with Macario and his wife Nena in their home and gallery in the Barrio Porvenir neighborhood of Mata Ortiz.  Here are some of their comments and pottery masterpieces:

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