Good-bye to Herman Brown, a Master Weaver and a Good Friend
A tribute to master Navajo weaver Herman Brown, who died on September 07, 2015. Herman was renowned for his American flag miniature Navajo rugs. Read about Herman.
Gerard Begay’s Poncho: Returning to the Roots of Navajo Weaving
Most of us think of the rug as the quintessential product of Navajo weaving but pieces like Gerard Begay’s poncho, woven for the just concluded Santa Fe Indian Market, go back to the times when Navajo weaving was woven mainly for use by Navajo people. The rug as a floor-covering is a collaboration between traders…
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Today is not going to be your usual hump day here in Gallup. There is a Black Lives Matter protest scheduled for later today. There's concern that this could be a prelude to violence and looting later. Some storefronts are already boarded up. Am I worried? Sure. I am more worried about people getting hurt and about the people who have been killed or who will be. They are more important than a store.
I support the Black Lives Matter movement. White supremacy, white privilege, and systemic inequality limit the potential of the human race and damage each and every one of us. Eliminating these evils starts in each person and each business, and it lives here in Weaving in Beauty every day. I hope that we can support these ideas in peace.
Republished to fix an error in the picture. Thanks to everyone for your good wishes.
Be safe, Mary. Your business matters, too. Violence and looting takes our country deeper into the pit. May Gallup be protected by any devastation. Let it be a peaceful protest for the cause. Amen.
Weaving in Beauty Classes
All of our in-person classes have been postponed until 2021. Yeah, we're not happy about it either, but it seemed like the right thing to do. We are offering online classes to help you get past the physical distancing. We'll be posting them here soon. Take our poll and let us know what you would like to study!