This is one of the first pieces we have had by Debbie Clashin.  She is a cousin of noted potter Mark Tahbo and a descendant of Grace Chapella.  Debbie has quickly become well known for her large sized traditional Hopi-Tewa pottery. This wide jar is inspired by the shapes of the ancient Sikyatki pottery, with a low, wide shoulder.  The jar is stone polished and painted with a red clay slip and bee-weed (for the black).  There are four eagle tails surrounding the jar.  Note the precision of her painting and the lines in the design.  The jar is traditionally fired outside to create the blushes in coloration.  The various blushes enhance the designs and shape of the jar.  It is signed on the bottom with her name and a pipe for his “Tobacco Clan”.