Rug Of The Day
Rug of the Day: The Teec Nos Pos Rug, a Closer Look
Tempe, AZ Teec Nos Pos (T’iis Nasbas or Cottonwoods in a Circle) is in northeastern Arizona near the Four Corners Monument and many people drive through on their way to Monument Valley, Mesa Verde or Canyon de Chelly. Teec Nos Pos is one of the 110 chapters that comprise the Navajo Nation, and the…
Read MoreRug of the Day: Mae Clark and Her Weaving Life Story
Tempe, AZ Sometimes I see a weaving that just stays with me. The rug above, by Mae Clark of the New Lands area, near Sanders, Arizona has been an inspiration to me ever since I first saw it in 2005. Mae is a true artist, carefully composing her work, always pushing her design skills and…
Read MoreRug of the Day: A Beautiful Family Supporting Burntwater by Bah Yazzie Ashley
Tempe, AZ I think it’s been a little too long since we had some Rug of the Day fun and today’s rug picture isn’t the best rug photograph out there but it’s the best one I have of this rug. When I saw the picture I remembered the rug with a big smile. …
Read MoreBetting the Groceries: Innovation in Design
Chinle, AZ Sometimes when I talk to my serious collector friends, we’ll lament that some of the best weavers are not innovators in design, that they don’t “push the envelope” or “think outside the box” or any of a number of cliched terms that say that we want to see something fresh and new…
Read MoreGilbert Begay Handwoven Bag Wins First Place at New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque, NM One of Gilbert Begay’s handwoven bags, probably similar in design to the one above has taken top honors at the New Mexico State Fair. An ecstatic Gilbert posted on Facebook tonight “I won First Place on my Handwoven bag and Second Place on my Navajo Sash Belt….. Bah Hozho Shi Dine’e!!!! For those…
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