Archive for July 2009
Spider Rock Girls Back to School Sale
Tempe, AZ The Spider Rock Girls are raising money for their back to school expenses and auctions and sales to traders are slow for them right now. They have two items on Ebay at the moment. Under normal circumstances, the only way to get one of their weavings is through competitive bidding or by being…
Read MoreWeavers and Their Stories: Dinéjík’éhgo ‘Atło (Weaver’s Day) in Window Rock
Click on any picture for a closer view Tempe, AZ As I planned to, I attended last Friday’s Dinéjík’éhgo ‘Atło (Weaver’s Day) at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock. I thought that I’d probably write an article on the event over the weekend, but it took me a couple of extra days to distill…
Read MoreWarning! Don’t Look At This If You Already Have Enough Yarn!
Sanders, AZ I put together the photo collage above as part of an update that I was doing for the R.B. Burnham & Co. web site and I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the rugs that they have in their gallery as well as the summer crop of vegetally dyed yarns by Marie…
Read MoreMorris Muskett Demonstrating at Case Trading Post
Tempe, AZ Weaver/silversmitth/artist/engineer(!) Morris Muskett (who doesn’t ever seem to sleep) will be at the Wheelwright museum’s Case Trading Post August 20-23, during the upcoming Indian Market in Santa Fe. Morris will be participating in a round table discussion on Thursday, August 20 and will be part of a group demonstration on Friday, August 21. …
Read MoreLucinda Baloo to Teach Weaving Seminar in Concho, Arizona
Tempe, AZ Lucinda Baloo, a rug weaver from Chambers, Arizona, will be teaching a two-day weaving seminar at Red Horse Ranch in Concho, Arizona on September 5th and 6th. Lucinda is originally from Mariano Lake, New Mexico. Lucinda wove her first rug at the age of 25, learning the art from her mother-in-law. She has…
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