Rug Of The Day
Rug of the Day: Cloud People by Regina Bia
Tempe, AZ Today’s very contemporary looking rug is woven by Regina Bia of Burnt Corn Valley, AZ and in fact Regina is the only person I have ever known to weave this particular design. I can’t find any pictures of them newer than 2008, so it’s possible that Regina’s not weaving them at all right…
Read MoreRug of the Day: Visions of a Magic Carpet by Ella Mae Nez
Tempe, AZ With so much of our news centered on the Middle East today, I immediately sought out a picture of this magnificent rug woven in 2007-2008 by Ella Mae Nez. Nominally this design is a Burntwater, but in many ways it can be seen as a magic carpet that shows how the vision and…
Read MoreRug of the Day: Two-Sided Burntwater by Lola Cody
Tempe, AZ Lola Cody is noted for her weaving in general, but is particularly famous for her work with weft-faced double weave, which when combined with other Navajo techniques produces a weaving with two sides. In a conventional Navajo weaving, there are two paths or “sheds” for the weft threads to follow. A two-sided piece…
Read MoreRug of the Day: A Trip to Red Mesa in a Chrysler Touring Car
Tempe, AZ In 2008, I had the chance to spend a couple of days at the Los Poblanos Inn and Cultural Center in Albuquerque. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and began its history as the home of the Simms family, who helped found the Creamland Dairy business. The…
Read MoreRug of the Day: The Zoned Diamonds of Verna Smith
Tempe, AZ Verna Smith’s meticulous blending of color and masterful weaving technique would be striking even without her eye-catching use of zones of contrasting design. With her design sense, her weaving is recognizable as soon as you see it. In the piece above, photographed last year at Richardson’s Trading Post in Gallup, New Mexico, using…
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