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Chavarria, Harvey & Debra Trujillo – Seedpot with Butterflies and Flowers (1982)
2.25"w x 1.75"h
$ 300.00
This is a very early seedpot by Debra Trujillo (Duwyenie) and Harvey Chavarria. The seedpot has a flat top and the entire piece is fully polished. The top was etched with two butterflies and two flowers. Not the symmetry of the grass below the flowers! The piece was traditionally fired. The piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Debra + Harvey”.
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This is a very early seedpot by Debra Trujillo (Duwyenie) and Harvey Chavarria. The seedpot has a flat top and the entire piece is fully polished. The top was etched with two butterflies and two flowers. Not the symmetry of the grass below the flowers! The piece was traditionally fired. The piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Debra + Harvey”.
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Debra is renowned for her highly polished incised pottery. At times she also works on pieces with her husband, noted potter Preston Duwyenie. He makes the piece of pottery on these pieces, and she does the polishing and incised designs. Debra is a granddaughter of Petra Gutierrez and the niece of noted potters Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod) & Lois Gutierrez. Debra also made pieces with Harvey Chavarria (1943-1991), which were signed "Debra + Harvey." Significantly, Debra does all of her sgraffito work into the clay before they are fired, which adds to the difficulty of her work. Debra has won numerous awards for pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market. Debra Duwyenie uses hand-coil, stone polish, paint, open fire, and hand sgraffito designs. We are pleased to carry a selection of her work at our Scottsdale and Santa Fe locations.
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Duwyenie, Debra (b. 1955)
Debra Duwyenie
Debra is renowned for her highly polished incised pottery. At times she also works on pieces with her husband, noted potter Preston Duwyenie. He makes the piece of pottery on these pieces, and she does the polishing and incised designs. Debra is a granddaughter of Petra Gutierrez and the niece of noted potters Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod) & Lois Gutierrez. Debra also made pieces with Harvey Chavarria (1943-1991), which were signed "Debra + Harvey." Significantly, Debra does all of her sgraffito work into the clay before they are fired, which adds to the difficulty of her work. Debra has won numerous awards for pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market. Debra Duwyenie uses hand-coil, stone polish, paint, open fire, and hand sgraffito designs. We are pleased to carry a selection of her work at our Scottsdale and Santa Fe locations.
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Trujillo, Debra & Chavarria, Harvey (1943-1991)
In the 1980's Debra Trujillo (now Duwyenie) worked with Harvey Chavarria to make pottery. Their collaborative work earned them awards at Santa Fe Indian Market and Harvey also did silver work and even inset the clay pieces in this shape into necklaces!