June’s Creative Aging workshop features the Diné writer & zinester, Amber McCrary. With expert guidance students wrote short stories and created lively zines. Four supplemental guest speakers discussed poetry and other topics. There were five (5) in-person...
This Master Artist workshop taught by Navajo weavers, Barbara Teller-Ornelas and Lynda Teller-Pete. During this workshop, students learned the anatomy of the loom. brainstormed designs, watched a demo on warping, and learned about the history of Navajo weaving. By the...
In this in-person workshop, students explored using porcupine quills, hand-tanned deerskin, & glass beads to create their own medicine pouch. Melanie Sainz (Ho-Chunk) demonstrated a variety of quill and beading methods and introduced students to both traditional...
During this 8-session workshop, students learned about the history of Navajo weaving, how to set up a loom, basic weaving techniques and made their own weaving under the instruction of Navajo weaver, Gerard Begay (Diné).The hybrid course will begin Feb. 14, 2022 and...
Utilizing traditional methods, students learned how to create their own Cahuilla-style coiled basket using yucca, juncus and deer grass. During the week, students learned how to prep and weave their own medallion. The Heard Museum Master Artist Workshop series offers...
This workshop was instructed by Diné & Ute artist Aaron White. During the workshop students were given the choice of wood for their flute; cedar or rivercane. The shape and holes of the flute were handled by Aaron, but after that it was left to the students....
