Archive for 2014
From Two Grey Hills to Ganado: A Two Faced Navajo Weaving by Gilbert Begay
Tempe, AZ Gilbert Begay has just completed weaving a two-faced rug. He started it about six months ago, encouraged and tutored by prolific two faced weavers Harriet and Virginia Snyder. A two-faced Navajo rug is a very rare weaving today and documentation on the technique is sparse. For those of you who are familiar with…
Read MoreThe Electrifying Designs of Melissa Cody
Melissa Cody comes from a family of phenomenal weavers. Her grandmother, Martha Schultz has woven for over six decades and her mother Lola Cody has won prizes at both the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market and at the Santa Fe Indian Market. In addition to her impeccable weaving lineage, Melissa is a graduate…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty June 2013: Weaving The Start of a Busy Summer
So just like everyone else, I wonder where 2013 went, but I can look through my picture library and get a pretty good idea. If you take 5000 pictures a year at work, you can tell what you’ve been up to. I guess that’s what the people at Facebook are banking on. Now, I’ve…
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