See Diné Artist Kevin Aspaas's New Textile Collaboration

Hast33 n11hai y65d33’ Kevin dib4 nanilt’2’ binaanish 1yiilaa, a[k’id33’ biz1anii
1da’a[‘7n4e bik’ehgo dib4 nanilkaad d00 bighaa’ diyog7 bee daast[‘=-go 77[‘9 sil99’. Kevin 47 Tooh hooly4egi, 47 doodago Naat’1aniin44z hooly4egi biyaa hoo’a’. T’11 1ts’7s7d33’ 47 at[‘0 ay0o yid1nooln7, nidi at[‘0h7 jileehgo bich’8’ nahonit[‘a l1. Kevin 47 neezn11 bin11haigo bim1 y7sd1ago, bin11[ at[‘0ogo yits’33d00 at[‘0 y7hoo[‘33’, azh3 sh99 doo dib4 bee dah0l=- da nidi. Kevin 1n7, “Shin1l7 t’4iy1 dib4 neini[t2’ n7t’44’, 1ko dah n7diit’1azhgo dib4h65 t’1adoo yaa 1hooly2’7 da sil99’. !1d00 a[d0’ dib4 dits’oz7 woly4h7g77, Din4 t’11 dib4 dei[n7n7g77 nanilt’2’ 47 t’11 7iyis77 y7needl98 nidi 47 dib4 47 11d88[, doo l2’7 h0l=- da sil99’. Din4 nil7inii 47 dib4 dits’oz7 yaa h33h dan7zin, h11l1 47 bee iin1. Dib4 Bee Iin1, k0t’4ego 47 bee b44ho’doosz88d.

At[‘0h7, Kevin Aspaas 47 t’11 Din4 nil98go Din4 bik4yah yik11’, Tooh, 47 doodago 47 Naat’1aniin44z hooly44d66’ 47 naagh1. Kwe’4 47 Kevin Ts4 Bit’a’7, hodiyingo si’1n7g77 yin7i’gi siz9. Diyog7 yizt[‘0n7g77 “T0 B1 J7shch7n7” b7zhi’go, 47 bik’4sti’go yee siz9. D77 diyog7 47 Schumacher yaa yin7y9, 47 y1 1yiilaa. T’11 hast07 naat’1anii da danil7n7g77 chodayoo[‘7n7gi 1t’4ego beeldl47 nil98go yee siz9.

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Kevin diyog7 beeldl47 Pathway woly4ego bee naashch’22’go yee siz9. D77 diyog7 beeld47 47 bida’7 atsid7g77 bina’ach’2’ d00 bim1s1n7 at[‘oh65 d00 hast07 naat’1anii danil99 n7t’44’7g77 b7dad44t’i’.

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Diyog7 beeldl47 T0 B1 J7shch7n7 b7zhi’7g77 47 Kevin bim1s1n7 bighan bid1din7baal, hat1algo d11din7baal7g77. Bil44ch22’7 Bailey a[d0’ 1kwe’4 h1’7d4est’98’go sit9.

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Kevin bina’ach’2’ 77[‘7n7g77 a[d0’ t’11 1k0t’4. Doodag00 baa naanish hasingo t’11 b7la’ yee 4’4[‘9, dib4 bighaa’ t1d7g44sh d00 hanilchaad d00 yidiz d00 yiiltsx0ohj8’. Kevin 1n7, “Din4 1dein7zingo 47 diyog7 yit[‘0ogi al1ahdi bina’anish, nidi 47 t’11 daats’7 t’11[1’7 doot[‘izh b7ighahgo naanish nil9.” J0 b7 47 aghaa’ yiiltsx00h d00 yiilchx7ihgo 47 nanise’ y1 hayiig44d; ch’il bee adiilt[‘7sh7 d00 ch22sht’ezhiitsoh 1daat’4h7g77 d00 ch’osh [ich7’7 da, 47 yee diyog7 neich’22hgo at[‘0. T’11 b7 bidib4 bighaa’ a[d0’ hast33ts’1adah a[’22 1t’4ego nidaashch’22’go choyoo[‘9. !ko 1n7, “Doo ts’77d 1t’4e da, jini[‘98go, dib4 bighaa’ y65 a[’22 1t’4ego nidaashch’22’ nidahaleeh, t’11 a[tso 47 nahasdz11n bits’33d66’.” !n11d7’n7, “T’11 1t’44 n7t’44’ n1n7sh’98go, 1kwii bin7i’gi s4z98go, baa ah44h nisin; ah4hee’, ch’il d00 ch’osh, 11d00 h17 sh99 nidashineezt3’7g77, d00 dib4 d00 nahasdz11n. Bich’8’ ah44h nisin.”

D77 t4lii 47 January woly4 d00 Kevin bik’is bit4lii. K== 47 diyog7 beeldl47 Monsoon bits’33d66’ yist[‘=, 47 nizh0n7go bik’4sti’go yee bita’ hooz7l7, doo yidl0oh da.

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Kevin 1n7, “T’1adoo le’4 chodao’7n7g77 d00 na’ach’22h 47 t’11[1’7g77 1t’4, t’11 ahee[t’4. J0 47 biniiy4 da’iit[‘0.” !ko beeldl47 Pathway woly4h7g77 47 dib4 bighaa’ d00 naak’a’at’3h7 bee yist[‘=.

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Kevin dah iist[‘= yich’8’ nidaahgo 47 biniiy4ii bi[ 77shj1n7 yileeh. “D77 honaanish 47 t’11’1[ah1j8’ [ahgo 1n11’n77[ d00 noos44[, dego 47 noos44[,” n7igo bina’ach’2’ yaa y1[ti’. “D77 bit[‘1ahdi 47 Nahasdz11n 1t’4, bik1a’gi 47 Y1di[hi[ 1t’4. !ko dah iist[‘= bich’8’ jizd1ago 47 d77 bita’ jizda d00 aghaa’ a[n1 an1di[7g77 47 bee hodiyin. !kohgo ha’1t’77 sh99 doo y1’1t’4ehii yich’33h nahale’ d00 binahj8’ sih hwiindzin, kod00 neenij8’ nihe’iina’ yit’ih7g77 biyi’.”

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Hooghan bii’ hahodiln44hj7 naalnish7, Schumacher 47 ah7[k1 an1’1wo’go na’anish7g77 Kevin y7y77keed. $7 Kevin diyog7 deezt[‘0n7g77 t’11 ha’1t’4ego da hooghan biyi’ g0ne’ bee hadahod7t’4h7g77 nidaach’22hgo, 47 11j7 atah doolee[ biniiy4. Kevin 47 1j7n7, “T’11 noos4[7 nish[99d33’ d77 nihidine’4 bina’ach’2’ nahaniih d00 bee b4eso 1l’7n7g77 t’11 ch’44h 11l’88d. Nidi d77 Schumacher 47 t’11 y4ego anishtahgo, bi[ naashnish. Din4 niidl7inii diyog7 deiit[‘0h7g77 47 nih1 deid7singo binahj8’ nihidine’4 bahane’ nizh0n7go b7n11hiniidee’ d00 bidziil yilee[.”

Diyog7 t’11 1t’4 47 Kevin neich’22hgo deezt[‘0n7g77 b44da’alyaa, [a’ din4 yee hadad7t’4 biniiy4 daast[‘=. $7 k’ad b44da’alyaago hooghan g0ne’ bee nidahashch’22’, 47 biniiy4 1daalne’, bik11’ dah asd1h7 yilch1zh7 1daat’4ii. D77 hooghan g0ne’ bee nidahashch’22’7g77 [a’ Natalie Horvath yaa y1[ti’, “D77 Kevin binaanish, bina’ach’2’ 47 y1’1t’44hgo haz’33d66’, naanish d7lzin bits’33d66’ yit’ih. !ko d77 k0t’4ego naanish 77[‘77g77 47 y4ego b1 d7n7ilzin.”

“T0 B1 J7shch7n7” 47 Na’ashj4’ii Asdz11n bik’i naashch’22’. Na’ashj4’ii Asdz11n 47 Diyin Dine’4 1t’4ego din4 da’at[‘0 y7neineezt33’. “Ajit[‘0ogo 47 tsodizin 1t’4. Yas d00 t0 b1 tsohodizin, h11l1 47 t’4iy1 bee n7n1deiilzhoh. !1d00 k4yah d00 nanise’ d00 dzi[g00 t0 hadaazl7n7g77 t’11 1t’4 yee daashzhoh d00 dahiin1,” n7 Kevin. “D77 t’11 1t4 n7sh’98go, kwii bita’gi s4z9. Nanise’ d00 ch’osh d00 din4 nidashineezt2’7g77 d00 dib4 d00 nahasdz11n, t’11 1t’4 y4ego bich’8’ ah44h nisin.

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Ts4s-‘ bid11din7baal danizh0n7 d00 t’11 nahasdz11n biyi’d00 dah0l0n7g77 nizh0n7go bee nidaashch’22’go 1daalyaa. Kevin t’11 b7la’ yee diyog7 deezt[‘0n7g77 bits’33d66’ naak’a’ at’3h7 1daalyaa. $7 77[n7, “H17 sh99 d77 shina’ach’2’ bighan g0ne’ h0l0n7g77 sh99 47 yits’33d66 bi[ dah0zh=- doolee[, yee bik’i dahoj7dl7i doolee[, k0t’4ego 47 b1 hojooba’ 7inisin.” !1d00 1n11d7’n7, “D77 k0t’4ego shidiyog7 choo’7n7g77 a[d0’ binahj8’ shidine’4 bina’ach’2’ 1daat’4h7g77 b1 baa 1kohwiinidzin.”

Naak’a’at’3h7 t’11 1t’4 Kevin Aspaas bina’ach’2’ b44da’alyaa d00 Schumacher b1 1daalyaa schumacher.com.

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Din4 [a’ Kevin Aspaas woly4ego at[‘= d00 diyog7 bee da’jit’99 n7t’44’7g77 47 n1yii[‘naahgo baa hane’

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