Artes de Mexico Ex votos Bilingual Edition Softcover horse Matias is renowned for his

Matias is renowned for his stunning black clay ollas featuring designs of flowers

Reconstructing a Lost Culture Through Its Pottery

with paws raised mid-beat

a messenger between the spiritual and earthly realms

Artes de Mexico Ex votos Bilingual Edition Softcover horse Matias is renowned for hisEx Votos Artes de Mxico, Nmero 53 An ex voto is a small devotional painting made to fulfill a vow of gratitude. When someone fell sick or got into trouble and then recovered, the tradition was to paint the story on a piece of tin or metal, dedicated to the saint or holy figure who had answered the prayer. Every ex voto follows the same essential structure: the moment of crisis, the divine figure hovering above, and a handwritten account below naming