Like so many businesses this year, we have been cautious in placing orders with artists for garments and accessories this year; we are being more careful to make sure that we get what we think that you, the collector, will want. How is this different than past years? In past years, we have placed a "broader brush order" to showcase the artists' voices in depth. This summer and fall, we are distilling down to what we think are the very best pieces in an artist's offering. We will let you be the judge of whether or not we did a good job of interpreting your tastes.

We are slowly bringing in new pieces, and expect that the period of mid-July through to December will be a steady flow of the best and the brightest of Susan Riedweg, Randall Darwall, Susan Neal, Joyce Wilkerson, Pat Farley, Doshi, and others.

In the next week, we welcome about 30 out-of-town gallery collectors to share the delights of Santa Fe, specifically to take advantage of Folk Art Market (www.folkartmarket.org). We will have special presentations by Laos textile artisans from Ock Pop Tok and Rick Hall of San Miguel de Allende's Zocolo Gallery (paper mache and woodblock prints), etc. In honor of this gathering, we will post selected tops, outfits, scarves from Darshan Shah, one of Calcutta, India's finest textile entrepreneurs. If you take a look at our Trunkshow page (www.santafeweavinggallery.com/trunkshow), today and through 7/13/08, we will be adding pieces for purchase. Darshan's collection is from her workshop in Calcutta where they specialize in dyeing, weaving, kantha embroidery, shibori-dyeing, felting, block printing. They work in silk, cotton and lightweight wools. Please enjoy looking and call with questions.

Coming up soon in the gallery:

July 8-13, Darshan Shah's array of textiles and outfits from Kolkata India, in conjunction with the Santa Fe Weaving Gallery's special events for Santa Fe's Folk Art Market

later in the Summer:

August 20-24, Doshi in Santa Fe, during Santa Fe's Indian Market week

September 17-20, local weaver Rose Fernandez, in-gallery trunkshow

Trunkshow in Honolulu, at the Sheraton Waikiki, September 24-27, featuring the work of Akihiko Izukura (Japan) and Darshan Shah (India), along with pieces of our own Zawa line, in conjunction with the Textile Society of America Biannual Symposium and Marketplace

October 9-11, trunkshow in Santa Fe, with renowned weaver/designer Joyce Wilkerson

Also, later in the year:

Trunkshow in Chicago, October 24-25, at the Sofitel Watertower

December 4-6 (tentative dates), trunkshow with Susan Riedweg, featuring leather garments, accessories and handbags

We want to take a moment to thank you for caring about the work of our artists and designers, and for considering the Santa Fe Weaving Gallery when looking for something special.

We are gratified that our connections to our wonderful collectors have continued to grow over the years, through visits to trunkshows out of town, through visits here in Santa Fe, and beyond. Please stay in touch with us in the year ahead, and we promise to bring you contemporary textiles which will enliven your spirit. As always, please call us toll-free (866-982-1737) with questions about fit, pricing, materials used, more images taken just for you, On Approval boxes.

Jill, Barbara, Edelle and Nymphe

The Santa Fe Weaving Gallery seeks to showcase the work of small studio artists and designers who hew to the relevance of the handmade in a highly-fabricated world, and who push us to dress and to move through the world in an individualistic way. If you see something that catches your eye--call us quick. These are one-of-a-kind pieces, and we'll be happy to describe, give you lengths, and fit information. 866-982-1737