Weavers and Their Stories
2012 Heard Museum Indian Market: The Spider Rock Girls
Phoenix, AZ The 52nd Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Market concluded about 90 minutes ago. The Market enjoyed the kind of weather that caused Major League Baseball to locate some of their spring training here and people were really taking advantage of the fabulous sunshine and 80+ degree temperatures. La Niña winters are…
Read MoreLet’s Get Together: Two Great Events, One Town, Same Day
You can see why there is no way that I will miss either of these events. Tempe, AZ If you take a look at the calendar on the left, you’ll see why my weekend is shaping up to be really, really busy. Here in the Phoenix area, out of the whole year, there are two…
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…
Read MoreSpecial Assignment: A Young Weaver Goes to College
Tempe, AZ Regular readers have noticed that I’ve been going to Chinle a lot lately and I promised to let you know why. Well, I’ve been part of a little team of weavers who have been helping a young fellow weaver make the transition to college. Spider Rock Girl Laramie Blake has started classes and…
Read MoreMulti-talented Weaver Sierra Ornelas Writes “Happy Endings”
Tempe, AZ The weaving Teller-Ornelas family will be glued to their television sets tomorrow evening when the new comedy “Happy Endings” premieres on ABC. Sierra Ornelas, Barbara Teller Ornelas’ multi-talented daughter Sierra Ornelas is one of the writers for the series, which explores modern relationships. The show is on after “Modern Family” at 9:30 Eastern…
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