Archive for May 2009
(through May 30, 2010) Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams and Landscapes (Boulder, CO)
On May 29, 2009 the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History opens a new exhibition, Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes. The textiles included are from the Museum’s Joe Ben Wheat Southwestern Textile Collection, considered to be one of the world’s best collections of Navajo textiles. Most of these textiles have never been exhibited. This…
Read MoreThe Finish Line! Three Rugs Done
Window Rock, AZ I know it’s late, but I had to share pictures of three rugs that were finished today by our students (the class picture is above). Sisters Mary Mathiowetz and Deb Fjetland finished their pieces earlier this evening and you can see them below with Jennie Slick. Deb is a first time…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty Spring Class: Exhibit Openings and Visitors
Window Rock, AZ Lula and Herman Brown came by this morning to show us one of the small looms that they use to produce the Navajo miniatures that they’re famous for. The small Tree of Life rug on the loom has an astounding 60 birds. Lula also brought some of her newly finished rugs to…
Read MoreSpring Weaving in Beauty Class: Natural Dyes the Navajo Way
Window Rock, AZ Today, we spent the morning with Rose Dedman. Rose’s late mother was a proficient Navajo dye artist and Rose is carrying on her traditional dyeing methods. We went to the Defiance Plateau and picked fragrant spring sage, ground lichen, and rabbitbrush. Rose had been saving Navajo tea and black walnuts, giving us…
Read MoreSpring Weaving in Beauty Class: Trading Posts of Gallup
Window Rock, Arizona We continued weaving today, and tonight several students were approaching the halfway point in their work. The picture above shows three of the students earlier in the day. We made a switch in our itinerary due to the winds in the area today. We’ll be doing natural dyes with Rose Dedman in…
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