Roy Kady is a 4^th Generational sheep herder and a male weaver/fiber artist of the Diné Woven (www.dinewoven.com) family. He learned the techniques of weaving, processing and dyeing wool from his grandparents and his mother Mary K. Clah at the age of 9 years old. Roy raises a special type of sheep that his ancestors have long treasured and consider sacred, called the Navajo-Churro Sheep. He lives in a small community of Goats Springs, located on the out skirts of Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. It is here Roy gets his inspirations to weave. On his daily track after his flock of sheep, goats and alpacas he gathers plants to extract the dyes he uses. Roy herds his flock in the lower valleys and high up in the Carrizo mountains where he has his summer pastures. He is one of a few sheep herders that still move their flocks from the winter pastures to the summer pastures just as his grandparents have for many generations.

Roy is renowned for his weavings. They grace the homes and offices of collectors, and some are in the hands of his siblings, who treasure them for their beauty and creativity.

Currently Roy is co-curating an exhibit at the University of Denver, Museum of Anthropology in Denver Colorado, titled “Na’ashjé’ii Biką’ Biyiin (Chant of the Male Spider)- A Holistic Journey with Diné Weaver Roy Kady”, which is opening on April 02, 2010 and runs till April 22, 2010.

Roy will be teaching Navajo Vegetal Wool Dyeing and Traditional Navajo Wool Processing and Spinning on a Lap Spindle.