Photo taken during a visit to Felix Ortega's pottery workshop during a Santa Fe Photo Workshop which took place in "Northern New Mexico", organized and guided by photographer Tony Bonnano. Felix made pottery using traditional techniques with local mica-infused clay which he dug and processed himself. A Native American and historian/philosopher, Felix was also a mesmerizing story teller. He graciously invited us into his studio and home where he demonstrated his technique and regaled us with stories of his personal background and people. It was an extraordinary experience to have met him and have a chance to make a personal record of the spirit infused in his work and his "world", so different from mine.