Alfredo Rodriguez Skeleton Vase

Alfredo Rodriguez "Freddy". Skeletons Vase. Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico. Black and beige. Height: 17 in., Width: 13 in.

Alfredo Rodriguez is a potter from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico. Rodriguez has been producing a lot of black and white sgraffito pieces related with Day of the Dead and Night of the Dead on his pots, besides to his contemporary black-on-beige painted designs. Also, he is married to another potter Diana Loya who usually collaborates on his projects. He most likely learned to make pottery from his cousins, Luis Armando Rodriguez and Manuel (Manolo) Rodriguez.