Debbie Clashin #112016

$850.00

This new polychrome bowl is hand coiled, painted with natural pigments and slips, and traditionally fired outside. Nicely shaped and designed, it is a lovely example of Debbie’s work that is based on her Hopi Tewa traditions and culture. She explains the painting in this way: “On this seed pot I call it the way of life. All the designs represent different things representing the Hopi people. Spots (rain) red and maroon for the sun, and the dark areas for the night.” The symbols and patterns cover the entire surface of the bowl. It is a wonderful new bowl by Debbie. Debbie was honored with being awarded the Helen Naha Memorial Award from the 2016 Santa Fe Indian Market. That was very special for her!

3 ½” high by 5 ½” wide

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Debbie Clashin

Hopi-Tewa

Born in 1969, Debbie is a member of the Hopi-Tewa Tobacco Clan. Her parents are Lorena Clashin and Morris Clashin, Sr. Among her cousins are Dianna and Mark Tahbo, Dorothy Ami and Larson Goldtooth. She says she was exposed to the making of pottery for much of her life but only began to really learn the art herself around 2010, with Dianna Tahbo as her primary teacher.
Debbie first showed her work in a juried competition at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff during their annual Hopi Show. She earned a 1st Place ribbon at that show and feels it was her tribute to her teacher, Dianna Tahbo. She entered a piece in the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market juried show in 2015 and that piki bowl earned her the 1st Place ribbon for Utilitarian Pottery.

Some of her favorite shapes to make are large jars with small openings and flattened seed pots. Her favorite designs to paint are stylized interpretations of ancient Hopi designs, especially bird elements. Debby is a traditionalist and continues the tradition of hand coiling with native clays and slips and firing outside.

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