Plastic Wool Contractor bagI grew up with the old burlap bagsClick HereWE EXISTA diamond twill tapestry of Perseverance Re-creating an early 19th century twill A visual story of how weavers of the past and their lives and their labors have given us the opportunity to present to pass along our knowledge to future WeaversClick HereWorking with Rainbow Fiber Co-opWorking with liked minded individuals and organization allows me to share…
Many of my clients and followers online may have notice a substantial drop in my online presence compared to previous years. I’m offering an explanation because my situation has become unattainable as of late. I hope that My clients and followers can be patience with me as I finish out the last orders made since the Heard Museum Show. I myself last year experienced a month where I had…
This is part one of two videos of a virtual Studio tours and artists residencies showing culturally relevant stories to the exhibits and parks all over the United States. As part of this series, I’m documenting the creation of a recreation of a 19th century twill textile as a testament and voice to the weavers that still wove in the tragic and horrible events before and after the Navajo…
6 inches from the halfway mark, finishing the orange stripe with some tapestry steps that are smaller than the red “Colors may fade. … but I still exist” #fiberart #fiberartist #uprightloom #tapestry #tapestryweaving #navajoloom #navajo #dinéways #diné #indigenous #indigenouspeoplemonth #nativeamerican #nativeamericanheritagemonth #firstnations #firstnationsart #twospiritartist #gayartist #gaynavajo #queerart #weaving #navajotextile #navajorug #chiefblanket #blanketwoven #handloom #handweaving #wool #fibershed #slowfashion #sustainablefashion
Rainbow fiber is a non profit set up to try to find sustainable fair trade ways to support Navajo producers from their flocks to the final product. They needed help and myself along with a few others weavers spent the weekend dyeing the first colors. Photo credit:rainbow fiber co-op https://rainbowfibercoop.org/
I was researching older earrings and this technique caught my eye. Watch as i try this technique for the frist time.
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…
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…
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.
Zefren-M Men’s tunic Shirt with two piece sleeves I started back in 2013 having to research how to created clothes for my growing body as I past the XXXL mark. I downloaded many books and manuals and even a apprentice book. What was interesting about his book was that it was purposely left with mistakes and hard language that requires a master tailor to translate. I was able to understand…
