Okay, I’m going to add what may seem like an odd resource - any and all of the Tony and Anne Hillerman novels. They aren’t about art, but they totally immerse the reader into the Navajo world. They help me love my Native art even more, because the books taught me about the culture, and they describe the area so well that I when I visit new places in the 4 corners, I feel like I’ve already been there.
OK, here is my 2 cents that will surely insult many but not meant to.
A thread like this needs to be for resources, NOT dialogue or commentary. Otherwise it will turn into a runaway train where no one can find anything without going through reams of posts.
I somewhat agree. I think we should start separate threads when we have new books to add. However… dialogue is part of our forum so I will probably continue to dialogue. I enjoy hearing what people have to say about particular resources. But if we have separate threads for new books then those things will be easy to find because they will have separate headings. When someone starts reading a new thread the book/resource will be right at the top, and they can skip all the dialogue if they so desire.
In this vein I think that @Bluegreen’s mentioning of the Southwest Channel, for example, would be really good as a separate thread. I didn’t start a new thread with the Hillerman books, because they’re not necessarily an actual resource. But that’s the kind of thing that dialogue is good for.
And same same with the trading post/galleries topic. I still think dialogue is fun and can be very informative, but if we’re going to talk about a new gallery/trading post we could start a new thread.
Hillerman has always been one of my favorite authors for exactly the same reasons. I have all of his books in paperback and hardcover first editions. I count them among my treasures.
So funny @MickH, I also have been collecting Tony Hillerman first editions! I’m missing “Talking Gods,” “A Thief of Time,” and “Skinwalkers”. Of course the early ones are hard to find. Like you I prefer to read the paperbacks . And as @Ziacat has mentioned many times I enjoy reading about places in the southwest that I know!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Thanks for linking this. Different videos from here often come up in my YouTube feed, but I tend to forget about the channel. I scrolled through it yesterday, and found 2 videos about Harvey Mace. I bought one of his rings back in '92, and didn’t find a lot about him (although I haven’t looked him up in years), so these were fun to watch. He apparently worked for a company, and didn’t start making jewelry on his own till '89, and more recently his daughters have also started making jewelry. He is known now for feather jewelry. I have posted this ring previously (one of my earliest threads) trying to figure out the stone. It is quite hefty with a cool band, and I wore it a lot so it has some bangs to the silver, and a crack in the stone. Unfortunately now it’s getting a bit tight.
Here is a video where he talks about how he started. He made me chuckle when he says “most important thing is to learn to solder, then just go from there.” So humble.
Thanks @Ziacat , it’s my pleasure! I love these videos, some i’ve watched multiple times and sometimes i enjoy the audio of the silversmithing sounds while doing things around the house.
And that is really a gorgeous ring that you posted (i’m a huge fan of pretty microwebbing). I’ll watch the Harvey Mace videos as well, i might learn a thing or two from them!
@Bluegreen - I put this channel on frequently for similar reasons—I just love the sounds of the silversmithing, it’s incredibly soothing for some reason!
I’m so happy to see others appreciate this channel!
Hey, that’s nice to hear! I really love how they made the videos without any music and almost no talking. Wonder if they will continue the series at some point
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