Chavarria, Harvey & Debra Trujillo - Seedpot with Butterfly & Hummingbirds (1980s)

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Chavarria, Harvey & Debra Trujillo – Seedpot with Butterfly & Hummingbirds (1980s)

Name: Chavarria, Harvey & Debra Trujillo - Seedpot with Butterfly & Hummingbirds (1980s)
Brand: Duwyenie, Debra (b. 1955)
Availability: InStock

1.75"w x 1.75"h

$ 225.00

This is an intricate seedpot by Debra Trujillo (Duwyenie) and Harvey Chavarria. The seedpot is fully polished and fired red. There is are two hummingbirds and a butterfly, along with five flowers. They are surrounded by a mountain design. The designs were etched into the clay before the piece was fired. Note the coloration and precision of the matte area around the carving. The piece is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed, “Debra + Harvey”.

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Categories: Santa Clara Pueblo, Signed Historic Pottery Tag: Debra Duwyenie

Brands:Duwyenie, Debra (b. 1955)Trujillo, Debra & Chavarria, Harvey (1943-1991)

Description

This is an intricate seedpot by Debra Trujillo (Duwyenie) and Harvey Chavarria. The seedpot is fully polished and fired red. There is a single hummingbird and butterfly, along with three flowers. They are surrounded by a mountain design. The designs were etched into the clay before the piece was fired. Note the coloration and precision of the matte area around the carving. The piece is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed, “Debra + Harvey”.

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Brand

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!