Posts Tagged ‘Jennie Slick’
Crownpoint Rug Auction, End of Class, Traders Gathering and Welcome Back to Bill Malone
Window Rock, AZ We concluded our October class with a trip to the Crownpoint Rug Auction, about 70 miles east of here. The auction is held each month at the Crownpoint Elementary School and is in it’s 41st year. Last night, approximately 120 bidders vied for about 170 rugs. There were some no sales, and…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty October Class: A Field Trip to R.B. Burnham and Company
Window Rock, AZ After a quiet morning of weaving with instructor Jennie Slick (pictured above), we spent the afternoon at R.B. Burnham and Company Trading Post in Sanders, AZ. Burnham’s has wool that is custom-spun for Navajo weaving and all of our classes really enjoy browsing through the vegetally dyed colors that hang from ceiling…
Read More2010 Weaving in Beauty Calendar is Ready
The 2010 calendar is ready for your inspection! By collaging the pictures in several of the months, I’ve included many more photographs than I’ve been able to show in previous versions, which is a darn good thing since I was only down to 78 pictures when I got done selecting the ones I wanted. The…
Read MoreJennie Slick, Mark Winter Featured in New York Times Travel Article
The travel section of today’s New York Times has an article by Keith Mulvihill which features travel on the Navajo Nation and focuses on weaving, the Crownpoint Rug Auction and interviews with master weaver and Weaving in Beauty instructor Jennie Slick and the Toadlena Trading Post’s Mark Winter. Keith even tried his hand at weaving,…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty Class Schedule for 2010
I have just posted our class schedule for next year. Once again, we will have three sessions of our popular weaving class and tour. The dates for those classes are May 2-9, 2010 July 26-August 1, 2010 October 2-9, 2010 You can find more information and a link to enroll on the class page.…
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