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Melissa S. Cody
Melissa Cody (born 1983) is a Navajo textile artist, from No Water Mesa, Arizona, United States. Her Germantown Revival style weavings are known for their bold colors and intricate three dimensional patterns. Cody maintains aspects of traditional Navajo tapestries, but also adds her own elements into her work. These elements range from personal tributes to pop culture references. Her tapestries have been described as " €¦deeply personal, beautifully crafted, powerfully expressive works of art that speak to her culture and generation." She resides in Long Beach, California. Early life and education Cody was born in 1983 in No Water Mesa, Arizona. She is a member of the Diné (Navajo) Nation and grew up on a Navajo Reservation in Leupp, Arizona and at times lived in Southern California and Texas. Cody is a fourth generation textile artist who began weaving at the age of 5. She grew up watching her mother Lola Cody, her grandmother Martha Gorman Schultz and other family members w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Gorman Schultz
Martha Gorman Schultz (1931 – February 21, 2025) was an American Diné (Navajo) weaver. She was known for her Navajo rugs and had been an active weaver from the 1950s until the 2020s. Gorman Schultz also dyed her own wool in natural colors, shorn from Churro sheep. She lived for many years in Winslow, Arizona. Background Martha Gorman Schultz was born as Martha Gorman in 1931, in Leupp, Arizona, and was of the TábÄ…ÌÄ…Ìhá (Water's Edge clan; maternal side) and the TodÃch'ÃÃ'nii (Bitter Water Clan; paternal side). Gorman Schultz was the second of five children, and learned weaving from her mother Jasbah (Mary) Gorman Clay at age eight. As a child, she herded sheep and had planned to attend Leupp Boarding School prior to its closure in 1942. She was married to Billy Schultz and they had thirteen children, including weaver Marilou Schultz. She gave birth to her first child in 1951. Billy Schultz was often away from home, as he worked for a railroad development com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |