Workshops
Learn to Weave! May Weaving in Beauty Class Has An Opening, Natural Dye Retreat Update
Tempe, AZ One of the students scheduled to attend our May 2-9 class in Window Rock has had to cancel because of a serious illness in her family, leaving us with an open seat for the class. This session is particularly good for people interested in the auction scene because it includes field trips to…
Read MoreCan High Tech Teach High Touch: Notes from an Online Weaving Class
Tempe, AZ We held our first online class session in beginning Navajo weaving techniques yesterday using WebEx’s Meeting Connection service (that’ll teach them to sell me something with unlimited minutes). You can see the virtual class space in the picture above but it’s a screen shot of a test meeting to protect the privacy…
Read MoreThe Brilliance of the Navajo Germantowns: Part II
Tempe, AZ I didn’t say which Sunday I would do the next installment on the Germantowns did I? This time of year offers more than it’s fair share of distractions and writing articles fell by the wayside somewhere between the recipe box and the post office. But, it’s Sunday again and I’ve got some…
Read MoreThe Brilliance of the Navajo Germantowns
Tempe, AZ The Germantown period, which lasted from 1864 until about 1915, represents one of the most vibrantly creative eras in the history of Navajo weaving. The very existence of these textiles is a testimony to the perseverance and will to survive of the Navajo people. Although commercial yarns had been available to the Navajos…
Read MoreConvergence 2010 Registration Opens
Registration for Convergence 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico has just opened up today and you’ll find Jennie Slick and I will be doing three seminars and a two-day workshop. Our schedule and the class numbers are below. Thursday, July 22, 2010 (1:00-4:00) SS206 Navajo Warping and Weaving Demonstration: Jennie do will a complete small warping…
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