For artist Davit Mirzoyan, weaving this rug was not merely a hobby — it was an act of resurrection. For 10 years, his mind and hands worked tirelessly, guided by an inner voice and the weight of a ...

For artist Davit Mirzoyan, weaving this rug was not merely a hobby — it was an act of resurrection. For ten years, his mind and hands worked tirelessly, guided by an inner voice and the weight of a ...

How Eija Rasinmaki reinvented a humble tradition for the modern world. By Aino Frilander Reporting from Helsinki, Finland Unlike many birthplaces of groundbreaking designs, Eija Rasinmaki’s weaving ...

C. J. Robb, director of business and operations for Adopt a Native Elder, talks about the upcoming Navajo Rug Show and Sale which supports native elders by providing essential resources like firewood ...

SALT LAKE CITY (Utah) Good Things Utah — The Adopt-A-Native-Elder Navajo Rug Show and Sale began in 1989 at the Kimball Arts Center in Park City, Utah and featured a half-dozen Navajo weavers from Big ...

The Bautistas once struggled to find the space to show their handwoven rugs. Now the opportunities feel as expansive as their art. Art of Craft The Bautistas once struggled to find the space to show ...

This week's News Roundup explores an exhibit of historical and contemporary Navajo weavings that will change the way you think artistic craft. Build-a-Palooza? What is it? And join the Bike Parade in ...

Winslow’s giant Navajo rug – once the largest in the world – recently had its name changed from the “Hubbell Rug” to simply the “Big Rug, or Diyogí Tsoh. The 250-pound rug was originally named after ...

The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least since European contact, and probably long before. They’ve never shied from adopting innovation: churro sheep from the ...

Self-doubt in the studio is a burden that even industry veteran Lucinda Williams has wrestled with over the course of her 15-album (and counting) discography, but a Native American tradition helped ...

Before everything was made by machine, we used to have people who could create things by hand. Guess what? We still do! There are a lot of people who still enjoy creating things by hand – clothing, ...