Saturday, September 10, 2011
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
During the Solano Stroll Street Fair:
Sunday, September 11, 2011
12:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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 Her hand-crafted art has an inspiring beauty that draws from a variety of influences, including Old World, historical references, and natural elements.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.