It’s All About the Rugs
September Auction at Crownpoint Features Unique, High Quality Work
Tempe, AZ September’s Crownpoint Rug Auction was relatively small (130 rugs) and was attended by about 45 buyers. There are quite a few auctions at this time of year and they continue up to December with one of the major events being held at Hubbell Trading Post this coming weekend on September 18th. Many of…
Read MoreThe Dye Plants of Spring
Window Rock, AZ Today, Rose and Henry Lee Dedman helped us to dye some wool in the Navajo way, over an open fire. We collected ground lichen, sage and rabbitbrush on the Defiance Plateau and used walnut hulls and wild carrot that we had harvested last year and stored. One of the students brought a…
Read MoreHigh Water at Canyon de Chelly
Window Rock, AZ A very deep and welcome snow pack in the Chuska Mountains has led to historically high water in Canyon de Chelly, about 67 miles from Window Rock. The canyon was even closed to tours during late April, but the waters have receded enough in the last week or so to allow people…
Read MoreThe Natural Color Palette at Toadlena and Two Grey Hills
Window Rock, AZ Today we went to the Two Grey Hills area, about 70 miles northeast of Window Rock. We took a spectacularly beautiful route along Indian Route 12 and crossed Narbona Pass on New Mexico route 134, stopping to visit the abandoned Crystal Trading Post, where J.B. Moore helped to extend the market for…
Read MoreKeeping My Resolutions: Attend The Crownpoint Rug Auction
Tempe, AZ One of my New Year’s resolutions is to attend the Crownpoint Rug Auction every month if at all possible. So far, I’ve been able to make the trip and I’ve been rewarded by the opportunity to get to know some weavers better and to make new friends. When I went to the auction…
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