$ 750.00
This is an intricately designed plate by Debra Duwyenie. She is well known for her wonderful miniatures and incised designs. Each piece is stone polished and then it is etched before it is fired! This plate has clouds around the rim. Then there is a water serpent (Aavanyu). In the center, the lower half has four turtles, each etched with a different design. One of the turtles has a “shifting sand” design to represent her husband, Preston Duwyenie. There are also fish and even a lizard! The top half of the design has a sun, flute player, quail, hummingbirds, butterflies, flowers, and even a little rabbit! There is a LOT going on in design on this plate. All the designs are intricately etched into the clay. Note that the lighter red matte areas are where Debra has only etched away from the polished surface but not down as far as the tan color of the clay. Debra also pays close attention to the little details like the tan background area and how evenly she etches the vertical lines. The back of the plate is slipped with mica. The piece is signed on the back, “Debra”.
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This is an intricately designed plate by Debra Duwyenie. She is well known for her wonderful miniatures and incised designs. Each piece is stone polished and then it is etched before it is fired! This plate has clouds around the rim. Then there is a water serpent (Aavanyu). In the center, the lower half has four turtles, each etched with a different design. One of the turtles has a “shifting sand” design to represent her husband, Preston Duwyenie. There are also fish and even a lizard! The top half of the design has a sun, flute player, quail, hummingbirds, butterflies, flowers, and even a little rabbit! There is a LOT going on in design on this plate. All the designs are intricately etched into the clay. Note that the lighter red matte areas are where Debra has only etched away from the polished surface but not down as far as the tan color of the clay. Debra also pays close attention to the little details like the tan background area and how evenly she etches the vertical lines. The back of the plate is slipped with mica. The piece is signed on the back, “Debra”.
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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.
Preston Duwyenie is from Hotevilla, Third Mesa, at Hopi. He is renowned for his elegant pottery, often highlighted with silver medallions. He taught ceramics for years at the Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA) in Santa Fe. He is married to Santa Clara potter Debra Duwyenie and now resides in Santa Clara Pueblo. Preston has won numerous pottery awards, including "Best of Show" at the Heard Indian Market.
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