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Dolly Garza – Textile Artist
Dolly Garza is a weaver who works with a variety of materials in her “usable art.” As a weaver, Dolly is skilled in the traditional Haida arts of cedar bark and spruce root basket weaving using jointed grass and maiden hair fern for design work. Dolly is also a Raven’s Tail and Chilkat weaver and completed a Raven’s Tail robe for her husband, Russ Jones, when he stepped up as a house-chief. She studied the various art forms under such artists as Delores Churchill, Teri Rofkar, Willie White, Evelyn Vanderhoop, Holly Churchill and Diane Douglas-Willard. Throughout the years her own distinctive style has emerged and evolved, and she is especially known for her spruce root hats and baskets. Today, Dolly draws much of her inspiration from her adopted home of Skidegate on Haida Gwaii and its marvelous seaside setting. Dolly gathers most of the raw materials that she works with from various places around Haida Gwaii. She has a deep connection to and a great respect for Haida Gwaii’s natural environment and harvests her natural materials sustainably.
In addition to weaving, Dolly is also skilled in Haida applique work and sewing. Dolly’s work has been exhibited in numerous shows and galleries, including Spirit Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver. She has received awards for her pieces, including Best in Class at the Santa Fe Indian Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was the basketry winner at the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market in 2010 in Phoenix, AZ.

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