A small shop attached to the pottery sold wares promoting Mexican-influenced design to area tourists.
Ramos was responsible for the collective potteries’ well-known scenes of Mexican life, local culture and dancers.
By 1934, Harris’s success led to expansion with San Jose Pottery, started up as a production facility for the smaller MAC workshop, which couldn’t support the kilns needed for tile manufacture.
San Jose Pottery also manufactured a line of dinner-, art and tileware known as “Pan American Ware.” These pieces featured Colonial, Western, Indian and Mexican scenes.
Harris left San Jose Pottery in 1937 following a disagreement with the president and partial owner of the company, Cecil Beck.
The Calla Lily dinnerware line that San Jose Pottery is known for was produced after Harris left the company.
Inspired by the heritage of the San Jose Pottery and local artisans the shop specializes in Marcie's fragrance artistry and items made in the area.