Artist Bio:
Debbie "Deb" Clashin
learned to make pottery in the traditional way from noted Hopi
artists Dianna Tahbo and Mark Tahbo. Her pots are hand coiled,
stone-polished, hand painted with a yucca brush, and open fired
with sheep dung. Her work has been noted for skill of form and
control of design.
She has been awarded the Helen
Naha Memorial Award, SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market 2016; First
Place for Utilitarian Pottery, SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market 2015;
First Place, Annual Hopi Show, Museum of Northern Arizona (all
are juried competitions).
Deb is in the collections
of major American art museums, including the Minneapolis Institute
of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Newark Museum, the Crocker
Art Museum, and the Autry National Center of the American West.
