Traditional Construction

Karen Begay, Navajo Hogan Builder

Karen Begay, Traditional Navajo Hogan Builder. Smoke Signal, AZ  |  2022 Karen Begay learned to build traditional Navajo hogans from her grandfather,Tsinijinnie Nez Begay, who also taught her songs, prayers, ceremonies, and how to live off the land. While she has been building for many years, during the pandemic, she started building hogans for unsheltered … Read more

David Yubeta, Adobe Brick Maker

David Yubeta, Adobe Maker. Tucson, AZ | 2019 David Yubeta is an adobe brick maker and conservator of earthen architecture who spent 25 years preserving earthen resources in the arid Southwest for the National Park Service. He worked with apprentice Rachel Roberts.