Barbara Goffin has been a professional potter for more then 20 years and holds a degree in Latin American Studies. She has been associated with Mata Ortiz for 4 1/ 2 years and has developed personal relationships with many of the potters and their families. Barbara now divides her time between Woodstock, New York and the Casas Grandes region. She has curated exhibits of Mata Ortiz pottery for galleries and universities, lectures at schools and archaeological societies and is currently in the process of organizing ceramic workshops in the U.S. with several of the potters from Mata Ortiz. She is happy to provide information to anyone interested in learning more about Mata Ortiz and the Casas Grandes region and is available as a guide for small groups whenever she is in the region.

About The Pottery

Casas pictures are from the PAQUIME RUINS. Town pictures are of Mata Ortiz. The pottery which illustrates these pages include some PREHISTORIC CASAS GRANDES POTS, as well as modern pots and platers by JUAN QUEZADA, OLGA QUEZADA, HECTOR CALLEGOS, ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ, GERARDO COTA, LYDIA QUEZADA, SILVIA SILVEIRA and EDUARDO ORTIZ.

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This text is edited from the ethnographic video THE POTTERS OF MATA ORTIZ, produced by Barbara Goffin. Copyright © 1994 Barbara Goffin. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or redistribution of this article is strictly prohibited without permission.