The Weaving News
Mesa, AZ It’s April and the thermometer in the Valley of the Sun is in the 90 degree range. It’s indigo weather! Add some cochineal bugs, munjeet (a type of madder) and osage orange sawdust and you’ve got a rainbow in the making. Cochineal and indigo color some of the yarns used by Navajo…
Tempe, AZ There are a lot of people stopping by here on a regular basis who are interested in learning to weave Navajo style. Back in December, one of the more avid students and I engaged in some conjecture about whether it would be effective to do an online class, and we came to the…
Tempe, AZ One of my New Year’s resolutions is to attend the Crownpoint Rug Auction every month if at all possible. So far, I’ve been able to make the trip and I’ve been rewarded by the opportunity to get to know some weavers better and to make new friends. When I went to the auction…
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…
Denver, CO Navajo master weaver Roy Kady will show his work from April 2nd -22nd in an exhibit titled Na’ashjé’ii Biką’ Biyiin (Chant of the Male Spider). Roy is co-curating the exhibit with Teresa Montoya (Diné), a graduate student in the University of Denver’s Department of Anthropology. Set within the context of Navajo weaving, Roy…
What: Na’ashjé’ii Biką’ Biyiin, Chant of the Male Spider – A Holistic Journey with Diné Weaver Roy Kady When: April 2, 2010 – April 22, 2010 Opening reception and lecture: Friday, April 2, 5:30–8pm Regular gallery hours: 9 am – 4 pm, Mon-Fri Where: Museum of Anthropology, University of Denver, 2ooo E. Asbury Ave., Sturm…
Scottsdale, AZ The busy Heard Museum Indian Market weekend kicked off on Thursday, March 4, with the weekly ArtWalk giving special attention to the many Native American artists and craftsman who were in the Phoenix area for this large annual event. Both artists and attendees travel thousands of miles to be at the market, so…