Posts by Mary Walker
2012 Heard Museum Indian Market: The Spider Rock Girls
Phoenix, AZ The 52nd Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Market concluded about 90 minutes ago. The Market enjoyed the kind of weather that caused Major League Baseball to locate some of their spring training here and people were really taking advantage of the fabulous sunshine and 80+ degree temperatures. La Niña winters are…
Read MoreScottsdale Native Arts Walk: Showing Off Their Best
Hover your mouse over the pictures for a closer look Scottsdale, AZ The Scottsdale Native Arts Walk, another event in the run up to this weekend’s Heard Museum Guild Indian Market, took place last night. Galleries all over Old Town Scottsdale were open and many had invited special guests to bring their own expertise…
Read MoreMore Woven Thoughts: Antique Navajo Weaving
Tempe, AZ I couldn’t take you to the River Trading Post, so I thought that I should share the other pictures that I took there when I visited on Tuesday. The Ye’i Bi Chei rug that I showed yesterday is a showstopper, but the other rugs in the collection are each remarkable in their…
Read MoreWhat Would The Weaver Think: Antique Navajo Weaving as Fine Art
Tempe, AZ One day about 100 years ago, a Navajo weaver near Shiprock, New Mexico spent the better part of a year weaving the rug that you see above. It’s woven with Navajo Churro yarn and the quality of the weaving and the design symmetry tell us that the weaver must have been a highly…
Read MoreBessie Littleben: Using All The Crayons In The Box
Tempe, AZ One of my Facebook friends posted what you might call a “message picture” yesterday and it said “Life is about using the whole box of crayons”. I immediately thought of Bessie Littleben’s weaving. Bessie’s using the all the crayons in a lot more ways than one, which of course is the point of…
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