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SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Leona Bia

Name
Leona Bia
Tribe
Navajo Nation
Juried Classification(s)
Youth
Jewelry
Website

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
PAL S 229
SFIM24
PAL S 229
WIM25

2024 Award History

N/A
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Leona Bia

Wool derived from Navajo Churro Sheep, hand spun and mill produced skeins. Assortment of dyes ranging: natural plant, acid, commercial, and aniline based. Tools employed in the art process are the Navajo weaving tools: the hand spindle, weaving comb, warp batten beam, string heddle rod, and shed rod.