Debbie Martinez-Rambeau is a Yaqui gourd pyrography artist. Her people have traditionally used gourds for centuries as drums, rattles, and containers. Her hand-crafted art has an inspiring beauty that draws from a variety of influences, including Old World, historical references, and natural elements. As a traditional bead worker and basket weaver she has incorporated traditional southwest and modern designs by burning them into the outer gourd shell. Debbie has developed a unique burning style for her designs which resembles black pottery along with a wide range of various finishes to help turn your home decor from ordinary into the extraordinary.
Then, she inlays and enhances her artwork by using bead work, silver work, bones, stones, or other traditional embellishments. A variety of materials for color such as dyes, earth clays, milk paint, natural dyes, wood stains, and inks are used and each piece is finished with various polishes or enamels.
Debbie has achieved national acclaim and recognition for her pieces. Her works are in numerous public and private collections and can be seen in many galleries, pow wows, and museums in the United States. She has chosen to work primarily with gourds as her main artistic expression since 1987.
From Debbie
My business was founded in 1994 when I decided to "go public" with my gourd art. Response was immediately overwhelming. Starting with my first show, the Southern California Indian Center Pow Wow in Orange County, the year of the Olympics, which put me on the map with pieces throughout the world, private collections, museums and galleries nationwide have since purchased my pieces.
You can purchase my artwork at the Gene Autry Museum National Center located at 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (across from the Los Angeles Zoo), (323) 667-2000. If you are interested in purchasing my work in person, you can find me at various events and shows. |
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