The Soul and Song of Weaving: Barbara Teller Ornelas
Barbara Teller Ornelas is a fifth generation Navajo weaver in the Two Grey Hills tradition. With her sister Lynda Teller Pete, she co-authored Spiderwoman’s Children: … Read more
Singing Agaves: An Interview with Violin Maker Anthony Belvado
Anthony Belvado is a violin maker from the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Traditional Apache violins are made by hand from a hollowed agave stalk and … Read more
Ofrenda: Altar Makers Create Bridges between Life and Death
Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens are altar makers from East Los Angeles. Ofelia is a sixth generation altarista and printmaker, who was recognized by … Read more
The Wood Is Like Magic: A conversation with Louis David Valenzuela
Making ceremonial masks from cottonwood is a special and spiritual practice. Yaqui/Yoeme artist Louis David Valenzuela learned the artform from traditional pascola maskmakers in Tucson’s … Read more
The First Light of Day: A Conversation with Annetta Koruh
Annetta Koruh is a Hopi basket weaver from the village of Bacavi on the Third Mesa. She represents the fourth generation of basket weavers in … Read more