This is a spectacular large jar by Debbie Clashin.  It is inspired by the classic Sikyatki style pottery with a wide shoulder and a slight neck.  The jar is coil-built and painted with bee-weed and clay slips.  The jar is entitled, “Tribute to Past Potters”.  The designs include imagery from Grace Chapella and Mark Tahbo. The lines are exacting and the imagery is creative. The jar was traditionally fired with a striking blush on the surface.  Debbie 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.   It is signed on the bottom with her name and a pipe for his “Tobacco Clan”.  The jar is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It has a ribbon for the prestigious “Helen Naha” Award from Santa Fe Indian Market in 2019. This has long been considered one of the most prestigious ribbons for Hopi-Tewa potters as it is designated for the “best Hopi-Tewa pottery entered in that year at Indian Market.”   The judges on the ribbon are Russell Sanchez, Charles King, and Dominique Toya.  

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Clashin, Debbie, (b. 1969)

Debbie Clashin

Debbie Clashin, a member of the Hopi-Tewa Tobacco Clan, was born to Lorena and Morris Clashin.  Her cousins are Dianna, Mark Tahbo, Dorothy Ami, and Larson Goldtooth.  Debbie was exposed to pottery making for much of her life but only began to learn the art herself around 2010 from Dianna Tahbo as her primary teacher. Debbie Clashin has shown her work in a juried competition at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, earning a 1st place ribbon.  She felt it was a tribute to her teacher Diana Tahbo, with further instruction from Mark Tahbo.  Debra also entered a piece in the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market juried show in 2015, earning a 1st place ribbon for a piki utilitarian pottery bowl. Debbie enjoys making larger jars with small openings and flat-shaped seed pots.  Her favorite designs are stylized interpretations of ancient Hopi symbols, bird elements, and blessing designs.

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