Garland's Blog

The Corn Maiden is a revered figure in many Pueblo traditions, symbolizing life, nourishment, fertility, and the relationship between people...

The "Hopi Life Plan" is a sacred petroglyph panel etched into a sandstone boulder near the village of Hotevilla, Arizona....

The Starblower brings light into darkness, both literally and metaphorically. Victor Coochwytewa defined this as revealing truth, always with a...

Storyteller jewelry is a classic Navajo design. The storyteller design gives homage to how the Navajos traditionally did not have...

This beautiful one-piece sculpture by Raymond Chee, Sr depicts the story of the Living Feather. About two hundred years ago,...

There is perhaps no art form more synonymous with Southwest Native American jewelry than the Squash Blossom Necklace.  The history...

The Storm Pattern is a well-known regional style in Navajo weaving which originated in the western part of the reservation near Tuba...

"This is a story of one of the Creation stories of the past in our Navajo Legends/Culture. This is a...

The first creation of the Great Spirit was Father Sky and Mother Earth from whence all life sprang. The crossing of their...