Archive for October 2011
Betting the Groceries: Innovation in Design
Chinle, AZ Sometimes when I talk to my serious collector friends, we’ll lament that some of the best weavers are not innovators in design, that they don’t “push the envelope” or “think outside the box” or any of a number of cliched terms that say that we want to see something fresh and new…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty, June: A New Class, A New Marriage, New Friends
Tempe, AZ This year was the first time that Jennie Slick and I have done five(!) classes in Window Rock. The first of our new sessions was in June, soon after the Estes Park Wool Market, where we’d done a two day workshop in intermediate to advanced weaving techniques. The southwestern summer was in full…
Read More2012 Weaving in Beauty Calendar is Now Available
The 2012 Weaving in Beauty Calendar is available for purchase in the Mercantile! The calendar pictures were all taken within the last eighteen months and represent a snapshot of the year in our corner of the weaving world. Master weaver Emily Malone is on the cover this year and she’s shown holding the start of…
Read MoreFive Months Ago, Five Years Ago, Five Minutes Ago
Tempe, AZ Five months ago, Jennie Slick and I started our classes in Window Rock for this year. Sitting here in Tempe now, in some ways it seems like five years ago, and in other ways it was more like five minutes. We had a wonderful class in May. One of the special treats was…
Read MoreSpider Rock Girls Boarding School Students Weave Where It All Began
Chinle, AZ We have just returned from a wonderful and unforgettable day of weaving at Spider Rock. Emily Malone and her daughter Larissa Blake graciously opened their home at the base of Spider Rock to our students and even taught us how to make frybread and Navajo tortillas. It turns out that making a good…
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