Archive for 2013
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…
Read MoreCheryl 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…
Read MoreLearning Navajo Weaving at Richardson’s Trading Post
I have made my mind up that I’ve got to get back to writing about Navajo weaving! Did you ever get involved with a project that turned out to be a little bigger than you’d thought? Well, I decided to make some architectural changes to the site and it turned out to be more of…
Read MoreThere is No Substitute: The Navajo Biil Dress
Tempe, AZ Frequent commenter Kathleen Bernett asked me for a better picture of what really does look like a pink rug in this picture (click to enlarge it) from Sunday’s post about the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market. It’s not a rug; it’s a dress, I told Kathleen. As you can see in…
Read MoreFlorence Riggs is Signature Artist at Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market’s “Weaving Worlds with Wool”
Phoenix, AZ The Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market closed about fifteen minutes ago. The theme chosen this year is “Weaving Worlds with Wool” and coincides with the museums’s current “Picture This!” exhibit of Pictorial weaving. Master Pictorial weaver Florence Riggs of Tuba City is this year’s signature artist and she and her sisters Jane…
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