It’s All About the Rugs
Spider Rock Girls Boarding School: Day 1
Chinle, AZ This is day one of our new class, the Spider Rock Girls Boarding School and I wanted to post a couple of pictures before I turn in for the night. We’ve gotten the looms warped and Emily Malone and her daughter Larissa Blake are getting the students busy with weaving patterns. Tomorrow, we…
Read MoreA Round Sandpainting Rug by Marie H. Yazzie and An Encounter with Hastiin Klah
Tempe, AZ I always spend longer than I plan to in the Toadlena/Two Grey Hills area and I came across the picture above when I was scouting out the Evelyn George picture in the previous entry. To weave a round rug using Navajo techniques is to be initiated into some closely guarded secrets for both…
Read MoreThe Weaving in Beauty Mercantile Goes to Indian Market
Santa Fe, NM I’m at Indian Market for the next few days as part of the R.B. Burnham and Co. Native Treasures Show at the El Dorado Hotel Pavillion. Many of the weavers whose work is included in our class samples can’t get here, and I wanted to show them off and give them some…
Read MoreRug of the Day: Alice Chischilly Wilson’s Weaving Looks Around Her Home
Tempe, AZ I first met Alice Chischilly Wilson in 2003. The Gallup Inter-tribal Ceremonial, which was perennially in financial trouble, was trying to raise money by sponsoring a monthly rug auction and my friends Hank Blair and Bruce Burnham were the auctioneers. My friend Jennie Slick and I would go each month and help out. …
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Gilbert Begay!
Happy birthday to weaver Gilbert Begay! Gilbert works for Safeway in Farmington, NM and is also a prolific weaver. Above you can see him with one of the small bags that he weaves. In fact, he’s probably weaving one right now. Have a great day, Gilbert!
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