Carletta Hayah’s Talking Blanket

“Wow, do I ever wish this weaving could talk!”  When I’m analyzing a rug, there are so many times that I’ve said that to myself or to whoever was in earshot.  Well, in May I found one that could talk.  OK, it might be more appropriate to say that it had a good interpreter.  It…

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Cheryl Yazzie’s Pictorial Weaving: A Clear Signature in Wool

  Tempe, AZ   There are certain weavers who have a way of formatting their work that makes it instantly recognizable but never repetitive.  It’s really kind of a signature.  Cheryl Yazzie’s pictorial weaving, for instance, is like a window that she opens to let us see into her view of the Navajo world and…

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