Gorky Gonzalez Majolica Plate - 10 Diameter

Born in Morelia, Mexico, in 1939, Gorky Gonzalez pursued the arts and developed a keen interest in the early 1960s in reviving traditional Colonial Majolica. This double-glaze pottery technique, popularized in Italy, was favored during Spanish colonialism. Gorky saw traditional Majolica as a lost craft crucial to the region's cultural and historical heritage. In 1965, he and his wife Toshiko established a ceramic workshop focused on traditional Majolica. Nearly 50 years later, Gorky Gonzalez Traditional Pottery remains dedicated to quality and authenticity. Today, Gorky Pottery is one of Mexico's most influential ceramic studios, and in 1992, Gorky received Mexico's National Award of Science and Arts in Popular Art and Traditions.