Philip Singer (Navajo (Diné)), Tango of Colors, hand-spun and mill-spun wools, with natural, vegetal and acid-dyed yarns, 43½ x 38½"
Native American weavings are assembled in a way that is certainly the slowest and most methodical way a textile could be assembled—one thread at a time. But that speed, undertaken in long sessions in front of a loom listening to the tap-tap-tap of the weaving comb, is where the art comes in. There is beauty in this process. For the weaver, those little pieces of wool are like oil paint to a painter. Each one is important because each one helps establish the design and story that the artist hopes to tell. As we turn our attention to weavings in this section, remember that every string is vital to the artist and their voice as a weaver.
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