The Weaving News
Tempe, AZ It is always fascinating to see the rugs that people have tucked away. Most of the time, these textiles have been well loved to the point where some of them are in tatters, but every once in a while something emerges that gives you a window to another day, this one over 100…
Tempe, AZ I attended my first rug auction of the year last Saturday. The Friends of Hubbell teamed with R.B. Burnham Native Auctions for an event benefiting the Arizona State Museum and Friends of Hubbell and held in conjunction with the Southwest Indian Fair. The money raised will help to provide scholarship funds for Native…
Tempe, AZ I’m very sad to report that Code Talker Keith Little has passed away at the age of 87. Mr. Little was the president of the Navajo Code Talkers Association and you can see and hear him speaking on the Code Talker web site (warning: music plays when you go to the site). He…
There are about 20 new forks to the Mercantile for your shopping pleasure. I haven’t had time to update the Mercantile tools for quite awhile and some new forks have just come in from Al Snipes and Gary Tsinniginnie. The design of the store pages has been changed so that you can see each fork…
Tempe, AZ The art of pictorial weaving lends itself to this time of year and Louise Bia is one of the top practitioners when it comes to Christmas pictorials. Everything here is beautifully proportioned, and the twin Santa figures have their own personalities that reflect Louise’s weaving skill. This rug was woven at a…
Tempe, AZ If you’re a regular reader, you may remember that 20 year old fourth generation weaver Laramie Blake has been attending college in the Phoenix valley and has just completed her first semester. Laramie has been weaving to finance her educational expenses and thought that she had the piece she’s holding in the…
Tempe, AZ Teec Nos Pos (T’iis Nasbas or Cottonwoods in a Circle) is in northeastern Arizona near the Four Corners Monument and many people drive through on their way to Monument Valley, Mesa Verde or Canyon de Chelly. Teec Nos Pos is one of the 110 chapters that comprise the Navajo Nation, and the…
Tempe, AZ Sometimes I see a weaving that just stays with me. The rug above, by Mae Clark of the New Lands area, near Sanders, Arizona has been an inspiration to me ever since I first saw it in 2005. Mae is a true artist, carefully composing her work, always pushing her design skills and…
Tempe, AZ I think it’s been a little too long since we had some Rug of the Day fun and today’s rug picture isn’t the best rug photograph out there but it’s the best one I have of this rug. When I saw the picture I remembered the rug with a big smile. …
A Visit with Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete at Their Navajo Weaving Workshop in Tucson
Tucson, AZ I just got back from a delightful visit with Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete and their class at Grandma’s Spinning Wheel in Tucson, Arizona. Lynda and Barbara are doing a three day workshop and their students where having a great time. The class will be repeated February 12-14, 2012, so now…