Long before they started weaving, Lily Hope and Ursala Hudson were woven into an ancient artform without knowing it. Their mother, the late weaver Clarissa Rizal, put a meaningful signature on each of ...

It has long been forbidden for men to weave in the Chilkat tradition, but Tlingit artist Ricky Tagaban is an exception. Using techniques practiced for thousands of years, Tagaban creates his trademark ...

Ruth Hallows weaving "Nüüm Batsda Da Gyemsax - Carry Us Home" (photo courtesy @sydneyakagiphoto; all other images Ruth Hallows/Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) This article is part of a series ...

Lily Hope, Honoring our Teachers Lineage Robe (detail), 2017, thigh-spun merino wool, cedar bark, hand-dyed merino wool, beaver fur. Credit: Portland Art Museum Chilkat and Ravenstail weavings are two ...

A Lingít master weaver is using viral monster dolls called Labubus to bring attention to Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving. In Lily Hope’s shop in downtown Juneau, she held up a tiny doll with an evil ...

Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving is a skill and an artform that was almost abandoned in northwestern Canada. Now it is undergoing a renaissance. It began with Clarissa Rizal, from Juneau, Alaska. 25 ...

Natural materials can be transformed into a variety of functional and artistic items through the process of weaving. At its simplest, weaving involves passing horizontal weft threads or strands ...