Posts by Mary Walker
A Circle of Giving
At the Adopt a Native Elder October 2008 Food Run at Sanders, one of the elders asked her daughter to see if Linda Myers of ANE could get a “carding machine”. Linda was not sure what the elder wanted and sent weaver Barbara Spelman to ask more questions, and determine what it was the…
Read More(Through January 23, 2010) Generations Exhibit
Over 300 rugs arranged by weaving family with documentation. Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock AZ. Closed on Sundays and tribal holidays. Confirm hours with the museum before arrival. The Navajo Nation observes daylight saving time.
Read MoreWays to Improve Your “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” Essay: Don’t Miss These Exhibits!
Two inspiring weaving exhibits are taking place over the next few months and you’ll want to visit them both if you can possibly do it. The Generations exhibit from Toadena Trading Post runs through January 23, 2010 at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, AZ, and the Diamonds, Dreams and Landscapes exhibit at the…
Read More(through May 30, 2010) Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams and Landscapes (Boulder, CO)
On May 29, 2009 the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History opens a new exhibition, Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes. The textiles included are from the Museum’s Joe Ben Wheat Southwestern Textile Collection, considered to be one of the world’s best collections of Navajo textiles. Most of these textiles have never been exhibited. This…
Read MoreThe Finish Line! Three Rugs Done
Window Rock, AZ I know it’s late, but I had to share pictures of three rugs that were finished today by our students (the class picture is above). Sisters Mary Mathiowetz and Deb Fjetland finished their pieces earlier this evening and you can see them below with Jennie Slick. Deb is a first time…
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