Workshops
What We Were Doing in Fort Worth
“Where are you traveling to?”, asked the Texas Highway Patrol trooper who had pulled us over for doing four miles an hour over the speed limit. “Fort Worth”, I said, discarding some of the more creative “none of your business” responses that jumped into my mind first. I was pretty sure that a dose of…
Read MoreA Visit with Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete at Their Navajo Weaving Workshop in Tucson
Tucson, AZ I just got back from a delightful visit with Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete and their class at Grandma’s Spinning Wheel in Tucson, Arizona. Lynda and Barbara are doing a three day workshop and their students where having a great time. The class will be repeated February 12-14, 2012, so now…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty, June: A New Class, A New Marriage, New Friends
Tempe, AZ This year was the first time that Jennie Slick and I have done five(!) classes in Window Rock. The first of our new sessions was in June, soon after the Estes Park Wool Market, where we’d done a two day workshop in intermediate to advanced weaving techniques. The southwestern summer was in full…
Read MoreFive Months Ago, Five Years Ago, Five Minutes Ago
Tempe, AZ Five months ago, Jennie Slick and I started our classes in Window Rock for this year. Sitting here in Tempe now, in some ways it seems like five years ago, and in other ways it was more like five minutes. We had a wonderful class in May. One of the special treats was…
Read MoreSpider Rock Girls Boarding School Students Weave Where It All Began
Chinle, AZ We have just returned from a wonderful and unforgettable day of weaving at Spider Rock. Emily Malone and her daughter Larissa Blake graciously opened their home at the base of Spider Rock to our students and even taught us how to make frybread and Navajo tortillas. It turns out that making a good…
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