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Jun 27, 2021

Wedge weaving was a common technique for earlier cultures and historic basket makers. The normally horizontal stripes could be woven on a slight bias to created interesting patterns. Thiers is no clear evidence weather middle 19th century Navajo weavers learned the technique from a basket, or it’s makers or developed the technique completely independently. In all cases the weavers soon became experts in wedge weaving continually refining the…

Apr 20, 2021

I started with an Certificate and ended up a full time college student. Zefren_M is a graduate of the Navajo Cultural Arts Certificate Program and a current Navajo Silversmithing BFA student. Two years worth of silver scrap that was refined from 17 oz. to a working silvers ingot of 11 oz. Created with an outdoor self built kiln and poured to 16 mm. at 5.5. inches to red hot forged…

Mar 24, 2021

Cool cloudless evening some freshly ground cochineal hot water time Time-lapse Zefren-m Cochineal Process I sometimes will dye my extra skeins of Navajo Churro to funds raise for travel to the art shows and 2020 was one of those years. Though I already knew the severity of how the COVID-19 pandemic would play out i felt safe enough to proceed with the 2020 Heard Museum Show.

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