Posts by Mary Walker
Navajo-Tapestry Study Group Gathering in Mesa, Arizona
The Navajo-Tapestry Study Group of the Teleraña Weaving Guild will meet tomorrow, May 2, 2009 at Mesa Community College, room SC29 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This is a drop-in session for all experience levels, but it is not a beginner class. There is no formal program; the aim of the study group…
Read MoreNew Links! William Whitehair and Adopt a Native Elder
I’ve just added two interesting new links to the site and I hope that you’ll enjoy both of them. Weaver William Whitehair of Dinnebito, AZ has a web site link in the weaver’s section. William weaves as part of a traditional Navajo lifeway that includes raising churro sheep, cattle, goats and horses. William also acts…
Read MoreNavajo Weaving Boot Camp at Bear Lake, Utah
Learn the basics of weaving in the Navajo way or gain more experience with master weaver Jennie Slick and her assistant, Mary Walker This three day boot camp workshop is taught in a beautiful setting at the Utah State University Training facility on the shores of Bear Lake, near the borders of Utah…
Read More2009 Heard Museum Guild Indian Market: D.Y. Begay and Berdina Charley
D.Y. Begay’s sisters, Berdina and Berdine are getting serious about their weaving and brought some of their work to this year’s Indian Market. Berdina’s work, seen above in the two pieces in the left of the picture has strong graphic impact and a contemporary focus. Every time I look at the pictures, I find that…
Read MoreDyes that Madder: A Rainbow of Colors from Indigo, Cochineal, Madder and Osage Orange
Mesa, AZ Last Saturday, I did the second of two dye classes that I do for the Fiber Factory in Mesa, AZ every spring and autumn. The second class builds on the skills from the first class and we add dyestuffs that are a bit trickier to work with but which offer big payoffs in…
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