I am working on finishing my Chaning Woman series for 2010.  I have 3 remaining Changing Woman pendants for sale at $350 each.  I’m not sure if I will be posting them.

Other projects I have in the works are completing my Flying Critter series and making more handmade chains.  I will be slowing down in working with silver and I will concentrate on my weaving.  I plan on doing some experimental weaving this coming fall and winter. 

I am still offering my Navajo weaving class.  If you are intersted, please contact me and we will make arrangements.  I hope to hear from you.

I thank you for visiting my website and reading my blogs.  I hope you learn something from reading my blogs. Thank you.

Morris

I will be participating in the activities at the Wheelwright Museum during the week of the infamous Santa Fe Indian Market.  How exciting, huh?  I will be participating in the roundtable discussion about Native art collecting on Thursday, August 19 and I’ll be demonstrating Navajo weaving on Friday morning from 8:30 to 10:30, August 20. 

Last year my dear friend and second mom (in the Navajo way), Noel Bennett, came to support and assist me in showing and talking about my jewelry and weaving to the visitors who came out on Friday just before the Indian Market weekend.  She enjoyed helping me out and she will be again coming out to help me.  This year she will be siging copies of her books she authored.  Please visit her website at www.noelbennett.com to see her publsihed works.  Here’s a photo of us at last year’s Wheelwright Live Auction.  We had several photographers taking our picture.  I was looking at one while Noel was looking at the right one at the right time.  Ha, ha, ha….. It was so much fun. Thank you so much Noel!   

Please contact me if you have any questions about the activities at the Wheelwright Museum on August 19 and 20.

I want to thank all of you who participated in Convergence 2010 in Albuquerque.  It was the first time I attended a Convergence conference.  What a wonderful time I had!! 

I taught the Navajo Weaving Bootcamp Class along with Rose Dedman, Jennie Slick and Mary Walker.  We had about 53 students in a huge space we called “the echo room”!  Actually, once we got started it was not a problem to be in that room.  I want to thank Rose, Jennie, Mary and Pat for helping me in with the first ever class I taught.  I also want to thank my students for being patient and having a sense of humor.  I enjoyed meeting all of you and look forward to doing it again next year. 

-Morris

Summer is a very busy time for me.  Over the weekend I went to the Crownpoint Rug Auction, a couple of rez flea markets, and worked on my projects in Church Rock.  I am preparing for a couple of upcoming events for this summer.  I will be team teaching Navajo Weaving Boot Camp with Jennie Slick, Rose Dedman, and Mary Walker in a couple weeks at the Handweaver’s Guild of America’s Convergence 2010 in Albuquerque, NM.  I have a Board of Trustees meeting at the Wheelwright Museum this week and then my other event is demonstrating Navajo weaving, carding, and handspinning at the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, NM during the Santa Fe Indian Market. 

I will continue to go on my shopping trips on the rez and border towns.  Please contact me if you have any questions.   Until the next time….

-Morris

I am finalizing and working on my last series before the Santa Fe Indian Market.  This year, 2010, is a major year for weaving, weaving classes and Convergence 2010 in Albuquerque, NM.  There is a major exhibit at the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, NM, Nizhoni Shima’: Master Weavers of the Toadlena/Two Grey Hills Region (www.wheelwright.org).

Here’s my tribute to recognize and honor some of matriarchs of Dine’ weaving. Come and meet Daisy, Clara and Virginia.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

	Daisy (Pin & Pendant)  Hand-fabricated sterling silver set with a piece of stabilized Chinese turquoise (body) and red spiny oyster shell (face).  This abstract figure is in profile with her traditional Navajo hairstyle, silver bead necklace, broomstick calico skirt and her cane she uses while herding her sheep.  All she needs is a Navajo sheepdog!    Price: $275 plus $7 for shipping in the U.S.
	Clara (Pin & Pendant)   Hand-fabricated sterling silver set with a piece of stabilized Chinese turquoise (body) and red spiny oyster shell (face).  This abstract figure is in profile with her traditional Navajo hairstyle, silver bead necklace, broomstick calico skirt and her cane she uses while herding her sheep.  All she needs is a Navajo sheepdog!    Price: $275 plus $7 for shipping in the U.S.
	Virginia (Pendant only)   Hand-fabricated sterling silver set with a piece of natural Bisbee turquoise (body) and natural red coral (face).  This abstract figure is in profile with her traditional Navajo hairstyle, silver bead necklace, broomstick calico skirt and her cane she uses while herding her sheep.  All she needs is a Navajo sheepdog!    Price: SOLD

I worked through my technicality difficulties.  Here the pics of my first spiders.  I have six additional new spiders I am sanding and polishing as we speak. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing. 

	Here are my first 3 spiders that I have made in my art career.  There 2 pins and 1 pendant.
	Spider Pin #2  This pin is sterling silver set with a piece of natural Mexican Santa Maria turquoise. Price $ 135
	Spider pendant #3  Pendant is set with red spiney oyster shell.  Sterling silver. I have received very positive comments for this pendant from both spider lovers and non-spider lovers! (Chain not included) Price $125
	Spider Pin #1  Pin is sterling silver set with a piece of small natural turquoise.  I don’t recall the mine this turquoise came from, but it is a piece of natural American turquoise. Price $130

I have been working on some spider pins this weekend.  I made 4 spiders–3 are pins and one is a pendant.  I will be posting these pics when I straightenen out my technical difficulty.  I have a feeling it will be until later this week.  Stay tuned for spider pins and pendants.

I will be posting new photos in the next few days of my time spent at the University of Colorado in Boulder and Denver.  I had a great time and it was cold for me!!! 

Everyone associated with the exhibit both the exhibit builders, collection managers, curators and of course, the audience.  Thank you all for making my time at CU and Denver a wonderful one!

I want to share with you a wonderful experience I had where I had the opportunity to work with the staff at the Wheelwright Museum to exhibit my weaving during the beginning of my professional weaving career.  I had the opportunity to influence the space in which my weavings would be exhibited by having the walls painted in the sacred colors of my culture, Dine’, but in muted shades of yellow, blue and gray.  The other sacred color is white.  An interview followed where I discussed the inspiration and context in which I created each of my weavings.  The catalogue features wonderful, high quality photos of my sashes, wall hangings, and rugs with commentary in my voice, which was very minimally edited.  This exhibition was featured at the Wheelwright Museum from January 31, 2004 to April 18, 2004. 

I posted an image (below) of the cover of my exhibition catalogue.  Yes, this copy is my working copy so it is somewhat damaged.  Please contact the Case Trading Post if you are interested in purchasing a new catalogue at a bargain price of $10 for unsigned copies.   Enjoy!

Warp to Weft: Weaving by Morris Muskett Price $10 each Contact the Case Trading Post at the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, NM www.casetradingpost.com

I have been thinking about offering a Native Southwest tour and a weaving class in this year.  I’ve had requests to conduct a tour of the areas important to the artistic traditions of the Southwest. I’ve also had requests to teach weaving. I am considering organizing and guiding a tour and possibly teaching a weaving class this year.  

I need feed back from you to see who might be interested or what they would like to learn about.   Please let me know what you think.