August 6, 2024

Time for some paintings and getting ready for gallup ceremonial

The first week of August is just the last week to finish any project before the Gallup ceremonial and it’s been pretty much on script. I needed to create some pieces for sale but I did not want to be bothered with the frames so I used the older technique preparing canvas or my clients can just purchase the canvas and have their framer mounted as they see fit.

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New weaving

This weaving is being forged by math and careful planning. Up until recently I always used my eye and the yarn to determine the WIP and dimensions of a particular piece. But since im running near the end of the materials I’ve stocked piled for this year’s projects I had to make calculated decisions and accurately estimate my yarn usage. Universals formulas and my notes of past weavings proved useful…

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April 16, 2024

The first step in preparing wool for spinning.

  This past weekend I volunteered to help a shearing crew in the Navajo Partition lands and was gifted a few colors that I was looking for in Navajo Churro. The season was hard on the wool and it’s quality is a little stressed but the color is awesome. The late winter and severe storms stressed the sheep which can affect wool quality and I’m, hand processing the fleece which…

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