The Whole is Greater

The Whole is Greater by Gloria Begay

I titled Gloria Begay’s latest weaving “The Whole is Greater.”  Why?  It’s a lot of different parts.  It’s a Navajo-Churro wedge weave that has fine detail and natural dyes.  Great parts, all of them, but the whole is greater than the sum.

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A Germantown Contemporary: The Navajo Wedge Weave

Tempe, AZ During the 1870’s, Navajo weavers developed a new way of achieving the lightning bolt designs of their famous eye dazzlers.  Called a wedge weave, the technique involves weaving diagonal stripes which distort the vertical orientation of the warp threads, creating a scalloped edge.   My friends Liz Munk, who uses wedge weave quite a…

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