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These two pieces are closely related in their underlying inspiration.  That is, they are inspired by learning from Mexican weavers and historic Mexican textiles.   When I first started weaving I naturally focused on learning about Chimayo weavings and all of the bigger Rio Grande weaving tradition.  I vaguely knew that our histories were linked, but didn't think a whole lot about the connections to the many regional weaving traditions in Mexico.  I conceptualized the Saltillo style and tapestry techniques as being a critical "root" of our tradition, something that was a long ago influence, from the Bazan Brothers at the...

The spring of 2023 is the most green one I can remember here in Chimayo. We have had an abundance of gentle rain.

After the 2021 Spanish Market, I and my loom were ready for a new, big project.  I had been doing a lot of spinning from Pat Trujillo's Centinela-grown fleeces, so I had handspun yarn to work with.  I perused my Pinterest board and settled on what I eventually named the "overly elaborate tumbling block" pattern for the border.  I'm sure I realized it would be a challenge.  I thought I was up for it. So I worked with the selection of handspun yarns I had, choosing boldly contrasting ones for the border and center, and some more gently contrasting ones...