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Duwyenie, Debra & Preston – Black Seedpot with 8 Quail and 12 Flowers
3"w x 3"h
$ 450.00
Debra Duwyenie 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 seedpot is a larger size, and it is fully polished. The top is etched with eight quail and twelve flowers. The top has a swirling sun design. Note how the center of each flower and the back of each quail is matte! This is achieved by etching away just the surface of the polished slip, but not deep enough to reach the tan-colored clay. All the etching is done before the piece is fired, and it was fired a glassy black. Debra also pays close attention to the little details, like how evenly she etches the vertical lines. The seedpot is signed “Debra” and with Preston’s hallmark.
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Debra Duwyenie 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 seedpot has quail, flowers, and rabbits. Each is etched into the clay and note how the center of each flower and the wing of each quail is matte! This is achieved by etching away just the surface of the polished slip, but not deep enough to reach the tan-colored clay. The lower half of the seedpot is fully polished red. There is a lot going on for such a small piece! Debra also pays close attention to the little details like the tan background area and how evenly she etches the vertical lines. The seedpot is signed “Debra” and with Preston’s hallmark.
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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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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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Duwyenie, Preston (b. 1951)
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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