Gary is the son of Dorothy and Paul Gutierrez who are well known for their mudheads, animals and nativity sets.  Gary also makes figurative pottery but in a larger scale.  He does very fine human figures that are well formed and beautifully polished.  His figures always have difficult and complex surfaces to polish so Gary uses pencil-shaped stalactites as polishing stones.  The finish he achieves using these stones is truly remarkable.  Gary used to pot part-time only (at one time playing in a Los Angeles rock band and returning to Santa Clara to fire) but due to the increased demand for his work he moved to Santa Fe and now pots full-time.  He also makes wonderful nativity sets.