José Ortiz is above all a sculptor, even though he masters other crafts such as forging, bronze casting, stonework, woodwork, traditional boat-building or ceramics. 

In his sculptures he uses iron, bronze, wood and stone. He carries out different traditional forge works as well. He designs grilles,… lamps, knockers, handles, locks, hinges, or whichever object he is commissioned to design, in different materials such as iron, steel, brass, copper… He has also carried out wooden carpentry restoration works in rural dwellings and pazos (Galician traditional houses).
Even if it is small, his workshop is prepared to be able to work both with wood and metal, with the basic tools needed for both joinery and forging. Some of his works have been carried out by teams of blacksmiths who have worked directly on-site. 

Apart from the traditional techniques, he also uses other more innovative ones like laser-cutting, plasma technology, new types of welding…