Macrina Mateo Martinez
Master Potter & Founder · San Marcos Tlapazola
Having learned from her mother, Macrina broke with tradition fifty years ago by traveling beyond her village to sell her work. Despite initial criticism, she transformed the local craft into a globally recognized art form, eventually exhibiting at the MoMA.
Her work
In her words
“Clay has memory... clay feels emotions.”
“We are the women who work the red clay of San Marcos Tlapazola.”