D.Y. Begay Among Teachers at January Sources of Inspiration
in Tapestry Workshops
Tucson,
AZ D.Y.
Begay will be among the teachers at a two part week-long workshop to be
taught in Tucson, AZ in January 24-28, 2007. The work shop is
entitled Sources of Inspiration in Tapestry and will be offered at the Desert
Weaving Workshop,
512 S. Sixth Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701. Also
instructing will
be Barbara Heller and Maldeleine Darling-Tung, who are
tapestry
artists from British Columbia. In Part A of the workshop
(January
24-26), students will create and weave a design using a small portable
loom. This can serve as either and introduction or review of tapestry
techniques and will enhance the ability of participants to translate an
idea into weaving. Part B of the workshop, held on January 27
and
28 will cover the creative process of the instructors and extend to
hands-on exercises which will assist students in
developing interpretive style and focus in their own creative
endeavors. Workshop hours will be 10 AM - 4 PM each day and
each
part the workshop costs of $250, which includes a daily lunch.
There is also an additional materials fee for Part A.
Students who register before November 1 receive a $50
discount.
For more on the instructors and workshops click here.
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Weaving in Beauty, October 2006
Window Rock, AZ The Weaving in Beauty Textile
Class and
Tour was held October 7-14 in and around Window Rock, AZ. As
always, many community members visited and we particularly enjoyed
seeing the interest that so many children have in learning to weave
(see picture below). We were even treated to a song in
Navajo
from two of the visitors.
We visited many trading posts in the area, and enjoyed an evening of
natural dye activities and a cook-out with Rose Dedman.
Jennie's
mother, Anna Ashley, gave the class a lesson in spinning (below,
right). Even with all the field trips and visitors, most of
the
students had managed to get to the half way point on their weaving
before they went home.
This has been a wet year, and all the area washes running nearly bank
to bank with water, even in Canyon de Chelly, which is normally dry
this time of year. The cottonwoods were reaching their peak
color
in some areas, and the aspens kept a little of their autumn glow for us
to see.
Many regular readers of this page have been class participants over the
years, and we are grateful to each person who makes the trip to Window
Rock to learn more about weaving and Navajo culture. We are
currently working with the Gallup Performing Arts Center to offer
regularly scheduled local classes and support for new weavers who live
in the area and we will let you know more about this as we finalize
plans.
Registration is now open for 2007 Weaving in Beauty classes.
Be
sure to check the instruction page for other classes and please let us
know of classes we should add.
Patty Marshall (right) shows
her weaving to two young visitors to our class in Window Rock
(photo
by
Mary Walker) |
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Members
of the October 2006
Weaving in Beauty Textile Class and Tour at Richardson's Trading
Company in Gallup, NM. Back row from left, Cindy Dawson,
Patty
Marshall, Jennie Slick, Sue Carlson, Roberta Sauerwein.
Seated on
the floor are Karen Piegorsch (left) and Carol Wilkinson. (photo
by Mary Walker)
Jennie Slick's mother, Anna
Ashley, gave the class a lesson in spinning end twining and side
selvage cord. (photo
by
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Pueblo
Grande Auction Scheduled for Nov. 17-18
Phoenix, AZ
R.B. Burnham Native Auctions
will conduct an auction to benefit the Pueblo Grande Museum on November
17th and 18th. The auction will take place at the Museum
auditorium, located at 4619 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ.
The museum is on the southeast corner of 44th and Washington.
A preview will be held beginning at 7 P.M. on Friday, November 17 and
the auction will be held beginning at 12 noon on Saturday,
November 18. Auctions generally include about 300 lots and
last
three to four hours. Prices generally run from small beginner
rugs at less than $50 to masterpieces priced in the
thousands. A 10% buyer's premium will
be added to all bids and payment may be made via cash, check,
traveler's check or major credit card..
This
will be a great opportunity to see a wide variety of rugs.
The
auctioneers, Bruce Burnham and Hank Blair are life long traders and are
both knowledgeable and willing to
share their knowledge. You can
check out various
rug styles at the R.B.
Burnham and Company web site, but the rugs shown there may or
may not be in the auction.
Look for a report and a LOT of pictures from the auction in
our December edition. See you there!
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An auction can be a LOT of fun.
Here, Hank Blair (left) spots a bid for auctioneer Bruce
Burnham (right). (photo by Mary Walker) |
Update on
Katherine Nathaniel's Rug
Roberta Sauerwein holds the completed rug
at the Toadlena Trading Post on October 10. (photo by
Mary Walker) |
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Toadlena, NM In
our report on the Toadlena Carding Spinning Day, we Katherine
Nathaniel's rug as it neared completion. When we visited this
month, we were able to see and photograph the completed rug at the Toadlena Trading
Post . It's a Two Grey Hills masterpiece and we
just thought you'd like to see the finished rug.
What a wonderful example of the class elegance of the Two Grey Hills
style! If you happen to purchase the rug, we'll be glad to
send
you the high resolution pictures of Katherine and her loom.
Thanks to Weaving in Beauty participant Roberta Sauerwein for
doing the rug holding duties in our picture.
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Katherine
Nathaniel shows us a rug she is completing at her home near Newcomb,
New Mexico on September 16. (photo by
Mary Walker) |
Here
is a close-up of Katherine's rug. Katherine spun all of the
wool using a traditional hip spindle. (photo by
Mary Walker) |
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This page is
dedicated to the art of weaving as practiced
by the Navajo people of what is now the Southwestern United
States.
This is also the home of
the Weaving in
Beauty Textile Tour and the Navajo rug
doctor (Mary
Walker) in case you have questions regarding repairs or care of your
textiles.
Please drop us a line.
