Testimonials

Gail and Steve,
They arrived!
Thoughtfully and carefully folded and packed... thank you.
And they are absolutely beautiful... and I love the smell and the texture of the yarn... a veritable feast of loveliness!
Each has a unique look/feel befitting the choices and talents of the artists - love them all.
Thank you for including the Velcro, the thoughtful binder with each weaving's provenance, and the book signed by you and Steve (which I will enjoy reading by the fire this evening).
We feel fortunate to be able to have such beautiful works in our home where they will be displayed in a place of honor and truly admired and appreciated.
In a disposable, plastic world of Walmarts and Made-in-China this is a reminder of the beauty that can be created by such talented (native) American artists.
We would appreciate your sharing our "heartfelt thanks" and appreciation with the artists themselves - we are honored to be the caretakers of their wonderful work.
Hope to see you this winter - will be sure to call ahead.
Regards, Dave - Maine

I don't regard Steve and Gail as rug dealers. They belong to a hopelessly addicted community found all over the world called Rugfreaks Anonymous who fall prey to these beautiful handcrafted stories of tribes and cultures and their history which link us to a vanishing heritage. As with most devotees they fall on their knees at the mere sight of these heavenly objects feeling and caressing every warp and weft which endows them with their mystical power.
Steve has one of the finest collections of saddle blankets in the world which he jealously guards, teasing those like me who are lost to the addiction. Take it from a fully--paid up member of RA- go and see them. You don't have to buy. Just feel the stories these pieces convey through their exquisite weave and enjoy the most gracious Western hospitality!
Alain C. - UK

Hi Steve,

Received the Two Grey Hill this morning. Stunning really. Exceeded my expectations. Please pass on my compliments to Cecelia. It may take my check book a little time to recover but you definitely have a repeat customer.

Best,
S.W. Golden, Colorado

Churro 1184

Cecelia Sandman : Toadlina Style Two Grey Hills

All natural Churro Wool Colors : 41" x 57"

Red Ribbon Winner 2009 Gallup Inter Tribal Ceremonial

Hi Steve,

The weaving arrived safe and sound- it's great!!-- I guess I'll keep it ;)

We hung it this afternoon on the wall in the master bedroom where it's now flanked by Pablita Velarde earth paintings and other goodies including another rug. I know Steve said that he hadn't seen a rug quite like this one. The other rug is unusual as well- I attached a photo so you guys could see it- I'll be interested to hear what the "maestro" thinks of it- it's a vintage B'ganaskiddy theme...

Thanks for everything-

This was a thoroughly enjoyable experience-

Perhaps we'll do it again some day...

E.T. Denver, Colorado

ght 1031

Navajo Holy People With Corn Yei

Vegetal Yello

44" x 58" (1.11M x 1.47M)

Circa 1930's

Hi Steve,

We do appreciate your patience with us and your welcoming us into your gallery. It was an enjoyable experience, especially working with you and Gloria on our custom weaving.

Now that we have it in our home, we could not be happier with our 3rd phase blanket, it was such a pleasure being involved in the design and color choice for our blanket and it turning out so great and perfect for our room.

Thank you very much,

M&P. Chandler, Arizona

Churro 1191

3rd Phase Chief's Blanket

Gloria Hardy

3'x 4' (special order)

Good Morning, Steve,
I've decided to keep Julia's Moki - I am in love with the colors!

I am putting my check in the mail to you today.
For fun, I'm attaching a photo of where these blankets are displayed in my home

on a railing at the edge of my 2nd floor loft space.

I love looking up from the living room and seeing all the color and patterns!

Have a great weekend!
Best Regards,

C.C. New York, New York

Churro 1175

Moki Serape woven by Julia Upshaw (left)

39" x 60" (.99M x 1.52M)

SECOND PLACE MOKI SERAPE BLANKETS

Dear Mr & Mrs Getzwiller:

No pictures could ever do this blanket justice. I'm impressed with the documentation as well. Ya'll are certainly operating at a level not often encountered these days - thank you so much.
Please tell Laverta Marianito that we will treasure her work and think of her as we enjoy it.

Your reputation is "the best". I admire what you have done with the Navajo people and for them too.
Hope to visit your gallery some day too.
Yours,

John & Joy, Texas

Churro Registry #1032

Laberta Marianito with her Spider Woman blanket

with a spider woman hole in the center

First Place "Aniline Dyed Chief's Blankets"

2010 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial

Hi Steve,
I love it. Had every intention of displaying it on a wall as a drape, then noticed that it coordinated perfectly with the large arts and crafts wool rug in our great room. It looks stunning spread across the back of our brown leather sofa (sofa is free standing in the center of a great room), so that is where it's staying for now.
I enjoyed the "Living with Navajo Weavings" section of your book.I've learned that arts and crafts designs and the geometric Navajo weavings (Red Mesa, Eye Dazzler) have a great affinity for each other.
Thanks so much for all the extras you sent me. It made a very nice package.

Thanks,

Mary, Michigan

Navajo Churro Collection Registry #932

Frances Begay

Eye dazzler Wedge Weave Design

Woven from 100% highly variegated hand dyed churro wool

54 x 60

Second Place - Innovative Design

2010 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial

Hi Gail,
Yes, the weaving arrived yesterday and it is gorgeous! The color is much more rich in person! It's living happily next to the 3rd Phase blanket. These weavings have definitely added a layer of visual and tactile richness to my home - I love them!
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Carol , New Jersey
P.S. Still looking forward to the looming attraction photos, too.

Churro 1124

Eye Dazzler woven by Selena Yazzie : 42" x 61" (1.06M x 1.54)

FIRST PLACE GERMANTOWN EYEDAZZLER

Hi Gail,

Well as you predicted, this wonderful piece has found a home in Alaska.

We love it and will enjoy it every day. I always think about the person behind the piece and wonder about his/her life.

Well it's late in the evening so philosophy is close to the surface.

But when you put your hands on something so fine that was likely made in less than ideal circumstances, it is amazing.
We feel lucky to live with such lovely pieces of art and history.

Picture attached:

I made the pillow on the bed using a small weaving I found somewhere.

The other rug on the bed was one I found on your website a few years back.

Still gorgeous!

Diane R., Alaska

HI Gail, I've attached a couple of photos that show two other pieces

from your collections that now live in Fairbanks.

Thought you'd enjoy seeing how great they look. Diane

Hi Steve and Gail,

The blanket we purchased on our visit to your gallery arrived yesterday without any problems. It is going to make a great addition to our home and we are currently deliberating several places to hang it. We really enjoyed our visit to your gallery and getting educated on Navajo weavings. The tough part was making a decision on which weaving to buy. We will visit your website often to look at available pieces and look forward to visiting you again on our next trip to Tucson.

Roland, Charlotte, Pat and I still talk about the time we spent at your gallery.

I really had not planned to buy anything, I just wanted to see what was available and get some education. But after seeing the quality and the reasonable prices,

it was an easy decision to purchase the blanket.

James T.. Ohio

Hi Gail

It arrived today! It's truly amazing! My wife loves it.
......there is a line in the stitching in one corner

which looks a little out of place.....what is it?

{ I believe what you are referring to is the Spirit Line. Some weavers when they put their best effort into a weaving

Weave a small line to one edge of the weaving so their spirit can escape the weaving. Navajo weaving is a spiritual practice for the weavers. In legend they were taught by Spider Woman to weave, and at Canyon de Chelly there

is a very tall thin towering rock (as tall as a sky scraper) they call Spider Rock.}

Thanks for the explanation, very interesting. Photo attached.

I hung it directly on the wall!

Richard C., ALICANTE, SPAIN

Hi Gail,

Apologies for the delay in getting this to you.

I just wanted to say thank you to yourself and Steve for all your assistance with helping us to find, afford and transport our beautiful hall runner.

When my wife and I were in the US in 2008 we fell in love with Navajo weavings. Since then we have found that here in Sydney, Australia Navajo rugs are almost impossible to find. We looked everywhere locally and could not find an importer anywhere. We were just about to give up when we came across your site.

Thank you for patiently sending us photos of the various weavings you had available. Thank you for doing a great deal for us on the one we loved most. Thank you for staying in touch and keeping an eye on things as the weaving was being delivered to make sure we received it. Thank you for your professional and courteous service. And most of all thank you for helping us find the perfect hall runner for our home.

Best regards,

Doug S. - Australia

Steve,

I'm delighted that I found your beautiful gallery on the Internet. You made it easy for me to purchase a high-quality Navajo rug to enhance my living room's decor. I will certainly be back to add to my budding collection.

Thanks again.

Bill G. - Connecticut

Steve,

I picked up the Saddle Blankets from FEDEX yesterday and they were more beautiful than the web pictures. I am trying them all in different locations. You two made this both a great history lesson and a rewarding collection experience. Thanks for all your insight and patience.

Thanks again for all the good advice. You and Gail have made this a great experience,

Russ R. - New Jersey

Steve and Gail--

I apologize for taking so long to send you this message, but I wanted to say thank you for making last Christmas amazing at our house. When my wife saw the blanket she literally started crying, and it looks great hanging on our living room wall. It was a big hit! I look forward to adding another to our collection.

Thanks for all your help and patience during the purchase. I will recommend you to everyone who comes and comments on the beautiful blanket -- which so far has been everyone who has walked through our front door.

Kind regards, Shane H. - Phoenix Arizona

Dear Gail and Steve,
My rug just arrived!!! And it is even more beautiful than in the picture!!! It has a warmth, and presence, and spirit to it that wasn't expected, and took my breath away when I first opened the box. I keep looking at it, and just can't believe the thought and attention to detail that so clearly went into weaving it. And I love that you thought to include Steve's book! I had planned to call and ask if I could order a copy after my rug arrived so that I could read more about the artist, Mary Jane Baker; once again, you appear to have read my mind just as when you chose such a perfect rug for me in the first place. This whole experience could not have been better from start to finish and I am grateful, as making such an investment, sight unseen, seemed like too much of a risk when I first got the idea to purchase a rug online. Thank you so much for your care, expertise and thoughtfulness in helping me come to own this weaving. It is so beautiful, I can't bring myself to put it on the floor and have decided to hang it on the wall after all! It warms the room greatly, and I will treasure it always.
Sincerely, Suzie
P.S. Now I am hoping my husband and I can come and see these rugs in person someday!
S.L -Cotati, CA

Dear Gail & Steve,

The GORGEOUS rug and mini rugs arrived today in excellent condition. Thank you so much for your very careful packing. The Ganado red is absolutely lovely and will make a marvelous gift for my friend. I know she will be extremely proud to hang it on her wall. The mini rugs are beautiful also and I shall use them with pride on my scots chest and perhaps my blanket chest, not quite sure yet. Thank you for suggesting them, I only wish I could buy more. Special thanks for the lovely Leaning Tree card, I always appreciated them when I was in New Mexico and they are a special treat here in New Zealand. Have a wonderful spring day and thanks again for all your help. Haagonne, Sherry - SW New Zealand

I must admit visiting your gallery was one of the high points of our wonderful visit to the Tucson area. The rugs we bought as just as beautiful in our home as they were when we viewed them in your Gallery. Hopefully we will have a chance to visit your neighborhood again.
Thank you. FD - Mass.

Steve and Gail, We have seen articles about you and your advertising for years. Now we are just kicking ourselves for not coming to see you sooner. the selection at your gallery is mind boggeling and the setting is superb! We did not know what to expect, but the quality surpassed our expectations as well as the variety. We now have the task of upgrading our present collection, which will be a delight - now that we have found you! GD Tucson, Arizona

Buying a Navajo rug is a real treat and buying on-line from the Getzwiller's is an even bigger treat. For us, the Getzwillers mean quality and choice at a fair price. They make shopping a pleasure. Their collection is extensive, top quality and in great condition. Steve and Gail are professionals who know their Navajo rugs and their inventory. We found them very good listeners who were quickly able to match our wishes for size, design and color with their available inventory. After we made our choice the rug was shipped to us on approval and the final selection was made only after we tried it in our home. It couldn't have been easier. The proof is in the pudding--to date, we have purchased five rugs from the Getzwillers in the past year or so.
JS and DS Maine

I just wanted to let you know that I received my rug today. I am very pleased with it. It's even prettier in hand than in the picture! I am fairly sceptical about doing business over the internet, but when I saw your ad in the American Indian Art Magazine, got your prompt and helpful response by e-mail, and talked to you in person, I decided to give it a shot. Of coarse the moment of truth is when one actually receives the product, and I am thrilled with it. Thank you again for your all your help. It has really been a pleasure doing business with you and I hope to do so again in the future.
J.F. Ohio

Some of the best things happen by serendipity. On one of my internet browsing sessions I found the Getzwiller web site and recognized right away that the Navajo weavings there were terrific. I've yet to meet Gail, but I feel like I know her from e-mails. She was so helpful and patient as I browsed the pictures she sent of many weavings in the styles I most enjoy. One of the key factors for me to purchase a weaving from the Getzwilers was the respect and fair dealings they have with the weavers. In addition, their thoughtfulness of sending pictures of the Churro weaving on the loom increased my enjoyment of this work of art and the admiration I have for this talented weaver.
C.N Australia

I have just completed my first dealings with the getzwillers - the purchase
of two weavings, one contemporary and one 'historic'. We worked entirely
on the internet, from my finding their web site to completing the purchase.
Numerous e-mail exchanges with gail addressed size, color, quality and
personal recommendations - all on target. This was my first significant
purchase over the internet and I cannot be more pleased with the process
and the results - and the weavings are wonderful additions to our
collection.
G.F. Connecticut

As novice collectors of quality Navajo weavings, Steve & Gail Getzwiller
have generously shared their expertise in establishing a collection of
antique works that now grace our ranch home. From our very first contact
they have provided us with a wealth of knowledge complimented by fair and honest representation. They will continue to be the cornerstone of our growing collection!
C.H. Texas

"The quality of the rugs that Steve is nurturing with the weavers is the
finest it has ever been--from materials to colors to design. No one has done more for the future of the art form than Steve. At least not in the past 100 years."

"Juanita and I have received more compliments on the rugs in our home than on any other part of the art. We now have several contemporary masterpieces and are working with our decorator as we design our new home to give them the prominent and appropriate display they deserve."
M.E. - Rancho Santa Fe, CA

My wife has been collecting Indian weavings for over 30 years, making trips to the Hubbel Trading Post to buy from the source. As soon as we moved to Tucson, she started looking for a new source for weavings, when we came across an ad for Steve Getzweiller. It was at this point when she was introduced to the Churro Collection. The quality of the weaving and attention to detail make these truly works of art that surpass any other weavings available today!
B.D. Arizona

Earlier this year our museum was very fortunate display an impressive exhibition from the Getzwiller Collection. This was a special honor for me as I had begun collecting rugs from the Getzwillers in the early 1990's.
My husband and I have enjoyed creating a southwestern decor around the meditative beauty of our weavings. We also have friends who collect that share our respect for the special skills of the weavers with whom Steve Geztwiller works and the unique collaboration he shares with them in design, texture and color of weavings.
Past Chairman of the Board Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg AZ

"We just purchased our fourth rug from Steve Getzweiller. The rugs are simply beautiful; they grace our home with their beauty, spirit and warmth. Steve deals in "woven treasures" which require complete integrity. He knows the weavers and he is an EXPERT on the rugs. Doing business with Steve and Gail is a pleasure. You simply cannot go wrong."
B.D. California