Debbie Clashin has become one of the exciting leaders in Hopi-Tewa pottery over the past several years.  She is known for her large-sized traditional fired vessels.  Her recent work also reflects designs which originated at Sikyatki in the 1400’s and revived by Nampeyo of Hano and Debbie’s ancestor Grace Chapella.  This large jar is a wide shape and a slightly turned out neck.  The entire piece is stone polished and then it is painted with bee-weed and natural clay slips.  The design is two connected birds.  Each pair covers have the jar.  The bodies of the birds have traditional Hopi-Tewa designs and they are surrounded by stars.  Separating them are vertical lines and bird tails. The painting on the jar is delicate and flowing with the additional areas on the birds which are mottled.  The jar is traditionally fired with blushes across the surface of the jar and a few little darker areas.   It is signed on the bottom with her name and a pipe for his “Tobacco Clan”.