Textiles, although temporarily dethroned by oil painting from the top of the hierarchy of Western art, remained highly prestigious right through the Renaissance in Europe, and they have remained so ...
ath, they say, is a universal language, and one way to learn it is entwined with an ancient Navajo art. Recently students from Monument Valley High School and teachers from the University of Utah ...
Textile as cultural text : contemporary Navajo weaving as autoethnographic practice / Jennifer McLerran -- "It's up to you" : individuality, community and cosmopolitanism in Navajo weaving / Janet ...
The Bautistas once struggled to find the space to show their handwoven rugs. Now the opportunities feel as expansive as their art.
FLAGSTAFF — Navajo dye expert Mark Deschinny — like his grandmother and mother before him — uses local plants to make natural dyes for Navajo weaving. Blue penstemon. Sagebrush. Holly berries. Cliff ...
HELENA, Mont. — The reported birth of a rare white buffalo in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times, according to members of the American Indian tribe who ...
The first step in the Bautistas’ process is dying the wool. The couple prefers natural dyes, such as branches from a walnut tree to dye wool. The Bautistas had mainly stuck with traditional Zapotec ...
Explore artist studios and connect with local artists at the 2025 Durango Open Studio Tour. Authors, writers, and literature lovers are invited to Durango Public Library’s Literary Festival. And the ...
Young children learn how to communicate with others through their everyday interactions and social relationships. In this article, we argue that stories about personal experiences are a valuable ...