Barbara Teller Ornelas

Barbara Teller Ornelas is a fifth-generation Master Navajo weaver who specializes in Two Grey Hills style pieces. The Two Grey Hills style is identified primarily by a double-diamond layout, intricate geometric design using natural colored, hard carded and hand-spun wool.

Teller Ornelas teaches Navajo weaving workshops with her sister, Lynda Teller Pete, at Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Native American Arts Program. Alongside Lynda, she is the author of "How to Weave a Navajo Rug and Other Lessons from Spider Woman."

Lessons from Spider Woman

Sisters Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete share the beauty and the cultural significance of their Navajo weaving in their new book, "How to Weave a Navajo Rug."

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 1000)
Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Multigenre
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Panelists: Barbara Ornelas, Lynda Pete
Moderator: Kristen Suagee-Beauduy