It’s All About the Rugs
Weaving in Beauty October Class: Burnham’s Trading Post and Richardson’s
Our class is making great progress on their weaving and today we made our way to R.B. Burnham and Company Trading Post in Sanders, Arizona and then went on the Gallup, New Mexico for a visit to Richardson’s Trading, which is home to the world’s largest Navajo rug room. At Burnham’s, we enjoyed talking about…
Read MoreMark Winter at the Southwest Traders Rendezvous
I hope you’ll enjoy hearing Mark Winter talk about a recent trading experience that he had with 94 year old weaver Clara Sherman. Mark was at the the recent Southwest Traders Rendezvous in Cortez, Colorado and was participating in the show and tell portion of the program when he told this story on September 27,…
Read MoreSouthwest Trader Rendezvous
Cortez, CO I came straight to Cortez when Jennie Slick and I returned from our Boston workshop to attend the Southwest Traders Rendezvous. This event is sponsored by the Cortez Cultural Center and provides a venue for traders to discuss their stories and the past, present and future of the trading business. As you might…
Read MoreThe Navajos and The Amazing Cochineal Beetle, Part I
Jennie Slick and I are in Albuquerque on our way to do a three day workshop in Massachusetts. Just before I left Phoenix, I washed and rinsed some custom yarns for the students to look at. One group of them was dyed with cochineal. There’s a picture of the grouping below. Isn’t it amazing that…
Read MoreDesigning on the Edge: Exploring the Design Limits of Navajo Weaving
I really enjoy seeing weaving that pushes out the boundaries of design and helps to extend the audience of Navajo weaving. One of the weavers who does this consistently is Mae Clark of the New Lands area near Sanders, AZ. Mae’s work is seen exclusively at R.B. Burnham and Comany and I have the privilege…
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