Yoly Ledezma

Mata Ortiz

Yolanda Yoly Ledezma is a potter who lives and works in the village of Mata Ortiz. She usually produces black-and-white-on-red vases, wedding vases and jars, usually with cuadrillos patterns and often ants incorporated in her designs. She was mentioned in the book The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz.

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Yoly Ledezma | Yoly 2
Geometric design and a square opening on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar with a geometric design and square opening
5.75 in H by 8.5 in Dia
Geometric design on a narrow neck polychrome jar
Polychrome narrow neck jar with geometric design
7.25 in H by 6 in Dia
Ant and geometric designs decorate a red and black jar with a square opening
Red and black jar with square opening decorated with ant and geometric designs
3 in H by 4 in Dia
Square lip and a checkerboard design on a black and red jar
Black and red jar with a square lip and a checkerboard design
5.25 in H by 8 in Dia
Measurement includes stand
Swirl checkerboard design on a red and black jar
Black and red jar with a swirl checkerboard design
4.75 in h by 7.25 in Dia
Measurement includes stand
Checkerboard design and sgraffito ants on a red and black jar with a square lip
Red and black jar with a square lip and checkerboard design plus sgraffito ants
4.25 in H by 7.25 in Dia
Geometric design and sgraffito ants on a black on red jar
Black on red jar with a geometric design and sgraffito ants
3.5 in H by 5 in Dia
Cuadrillos design on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar with cuadrillos geometric design
7.25 in H by 5.25 in Dia
Measureent includes stand
C geometric design on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar decorated with a cuadrillos geometric design
 
Cuadrillos geometric design on a polychrome jar with a square rim
Polychrome jar with a square rim and decorated with a cuadrillos geometric design
3.5 in H by 5 in Dia
Cuadrillos geometric design on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar decorated with a cuadrillos geometric design
4 in H by 7 in Dia
Cuadrillos geometric design and sgraffito ants on a red and black jar with a square rim
Red and black jar with a square rim and decorated with a cuadrillos geometric design and sgraffito ants
3.25 in H by 4 in Dia
Swirl cuadrillos geometric design on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar decorated with a swirl cuadrillos geometric design
3.5 in H by 5.25 in Dia
Sgraffito ants and painted cuadrillos geometric design on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar decorated with a sgraffito ant and painted cuadrillos geometric design
3.5 in H by 5.25 in Dia
A painted cuadrillos geometric design with sgraffito ants on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar decorated with a painted cuadrillos geometric design and sgraffito ants
3.5 in H by 5 in Dia
Squarish lip and cuadrillos geometric design on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar with a squarish lip and decorated with a cuadrillos geometric design
4 in H by 7 in Dia
Yoly Ledezma | Yoly 2

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