This is striking plate 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 plate is fully polished and painted with bee-weed for the black and an orange/red clay slip.  The design is derived from the Awatovi murals, which  were near Hopi.  The bird on the left is one of the Awatovi style birds. In the center is a band with cloud and rain designs and on the right a Hopi-Tewa style Nampeyo bird which was derived from the Sikyatki pottery.  It’s an interesting combination to have representations from both of the earlier styles of Hopi pottery on one piece.  The back is stippled with numerous dots from the black bee-weed.  The plate has been traditionally fired which creates the blushes across the surface.   It is signed on the bottom with her name and a pipe for his “Tobacco Clan”.