Diné Wedge Weaving: A Conversation with Kevin Aspaas | Member Talk
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Kevin Aspaas (Diné) is an award-winning weaver and fiber artist from Shiprock, New Mexico. Aspaas utilizes the traditional Diné sheep-to-loom weaving process and works primarily with natural fibers and dyes. He is best known for producing the Navajo wedge weaving technique as well as other traditional and contemporary Navajo textiles. Aspaas is currently the 2024 Ronald and Susan Dubin Fellow in Residence at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) and serves as a board member of Diné Bé’Iiná, a Diné-led nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and preserve Navajo lifeways through land, sheep, fiber, and food.
This event will include a short presentation by Kevin Aspaas, followed by a conversation with Hadley Jensen, Curator of Collections and Research at the Wheelwright Museum. Aspaas will speak about his artistic practice, his experimentation with natural dyes, and his innovative approach to weaving.
Conversation facilitated by Hadley Jensen, Curator of Collections and Research at the Wheelwright Museum.
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be provided.
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Kevin Aspaas, August 2021. Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. Courtesy of Kevin Aspaas.
Cost:
Free for Members | $10 for nonmembers
Date:
July 10, 2024
Time:
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location:
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
704 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM
(505) 982-4636
Organizer:
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
(505) 982-4636
info@wheelwright.org
Admission: $10.00
Free for Museum Members, Native Americans, children under 12, students with a valid ID, veterans and active military.
Phone
(505) 982-4636
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(800) 607-4636
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