Posts by Mary Walker
What We Were Doing in Fort Worth
“Where are you traveling to?”, asked the Texas Highway Patrol trooper who had pulled us over for doing four miles an hour over the speed limit. “Fort Worth”, I said, discarding some of the more creative “none of your business” responses that jumped into my mind first. I was pretty sure that a dose of…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Dear Gilbert!
Tempe, AZ Happy Birthday(!) to one of the most talented, kind and generous people I know: weaver Gilbert Begay. In addition to working full-time at Safeway, Gil is an accomplished weaver who just finished demonstrating twill saddle blanket weaving at the opening of They Wove for Horses: Diné Saddle Blankets. The exhibit contains examples…
Read MoreBack to the Heard: Spinning and Design Lessons with Martha and Marilou Schultz
Phoenix, AZ I thought that we were doing pretty well in getting you a visit with all of the weavers that I saw at the Heard and then I had to rebuild the hard drive on my laptop. Fortunately, I had backups but it took awhile to get everything back to normal. I’m…
Read MoreHeard Museum 2012 Chapter 3: Jason Harvey Mixes Old Tradition, New Technique
Phoenix, AZ Although the Heard Museum Indian Market is huge, returning artists are often given in the same space year after which makes it easier for visitors like me to find artists. Glancing to my left after I talked Michael Ornelas, I saw the unmistakable work of Jason Harvey. Jason is a master weaver…
Read MoreVisiting with Lola Cody and Michael Ornelas: Heard Museum Guild Indian Market Chapter 2
Phoenix, AZ Walking out of the F area tent and turning left will bring us to weavers Lola and Melissa Cody and the Ornelas family (Barbara, Michael and Sierra). Michael was the only member of the Ornelas group in the booth when I dropped by, but he had four of his 100+ weft count framed…
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