Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
An intergenerational conversation with a family of Navajo weavers: Lynda Teller Pete, Barbara Teller Ornelas, and Sierra Teller Ornelas
The thumping sounds of the weaving comb keep time as two masters at the loom recount a matrilineal history of artmaking. Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas—both fifth-generation weavers—will share stories, histories, and ways of seeing the artist in the art. They are joined by Barbara’s daughter Sierra Teller Ornelas—a sixth-generation weaver turned celebrated comedy writer, creator of the critically-acclaimed Rutherford Falls.
An intergenerational conversation with a family of Navajo weavers: Lynda Teller Pete, Barbara Teller Ornelas, and Sierra Teller Ornelas
The thumping sounds of the weaving comb keep time as two masters at the loom recount a matrilineal history of artmaking. Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas—both fifth-generation weavers—will share stories, histories, and ways of seeing the artist in the art. They are joined by Barbara’s daughter Sierra Teller Ornelas—a sixth-generation weaver turned celebrated comedy writer, creator of the critically-acclaimed Rutherford Falls.
