Melissa Cody

The traditional, ancient craft of Navajo weaving has been the passion and lifework of Melissa Cody.

Now showing in New York at MoMA PS1, “Webbed Skies” is the work of the past decade; an exploration of a weaving history from Germantown, Pennsylvania that used reclaimed threads from woollen blankets given to displaced Navajo people by the US government. The new work uses pattern and colour to explore and expand the knowledge of this turbulent history while maintaining a connection through the use of a traditional Navajo loom.

The show is on until September 9th 2024.

Read more:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Cody

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/arts/design/melissa-cody-weaver-moma-ps1.html

See more:

https://www.instagram.com/codyedgewater/?hl=en

^{Top image credit: “4th Dimension”, Melissa Cody, 2017. Wool Germantown textile. Woven on a traditional Navajo vertical loom. Aniline dyes, hand dyed threads. Image courtesy the artist.}