A Mata Ortiz Pottery Show will be held in Quail Creek at the Kino Conference Center on October 14 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., October 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and October 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Watch master Mata Ortiz potters Lydia Quezada, Moroni T Quezada, Pabla T Quezada, Hector…
Ron and Vicki Sullivan Although there is not much sheep ranching going on in the Santa Cruz River Valley, a master of traditional Zapotec wool weaving is coming to Quail Creek in Sahuarita for three days on March 4, 5 and 6. Porfirio Gutiérrez and his family are masters of traditional Zapotec weaving and the…
Ron and Vicki Sullivan Tito Carrillo is no stranger to Quail Creek. As trader and importer of Mata Ortiz Mexican pottery, many Quail Creek homes are decorated with the miracles of Mata Ortiz. Pottery is not his only passion. Born at the historic Stork’s Nest in Tucson, an eighteen bed maternity home, Tito has been…
Ron and Vicki Sullivan Scarlet macaws may have been the first rain birds to arrive in the desert oasis southwest. Originating in the humid tropical lowlands of southern Mexico, scarlet macaws were transported a minimum of 700 miles up to a total of 1400 miles. One of the 700 mile legs was from Mesoamerica to…