Where: Fiber Arts on 4th, 6463 4th Street, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
When: 10 am to 7 pm — Opening Reception from 5 pm to 7 pm
At 1 p.m., I am talking about Craft and Culture in Mexico, with a special emphasis on why we travel to remote villages, artisan life and values, keeping artisan traditions alive and relevant, and cultural appropriation.
Questions: Send me an email or a text to 919-274-6194
I’m participating for one day only, today, at this three-day event to promote WARP (Weave a Real Peace) and introduce people to my friend Cael Chappell, who started Baskets of Africa years ago, is a basket weaver, and opened Fiber Arts on 4th seven months ago. The shop is a source for all things fiber: weaving, knitting, crotchet, felting, and more. There are looms, classes, and a drop-by Friday for makers to gather and share what they do.
What am I selling today? On my return, my two pieces of luggage and a giant box were stuffed with huipiles from Oaxaca and Guatemala. One bag was tagged overweight. It was close to sixty pounds. There are indigo-dyed shawls, scarves handwoven with native brown Guatemalan cotton, blusas, bags, palm baskets from the Mixteca Alta, jewelry, and more.
Please stop by to visit!
Whatever I don’t sell today, I’ll be taking to Taos and posting the pieces on the Oaxaca Cultural Navigator Shop.
SCHEDULE
April 3, Thursday, 10am – 4pm – Norma Schafer, Oaxaca (1pm)
April 3, Thursday, 4pm – 7pm – Evening Reception & WARP Presentation (6pm)
April 4, Friday, 10am – 4pm – Cael Chappell, Africa & Liz Gipson, WARP (1pm)
April 5, Saturday, 10am – 4pm – Rikki Quintana, Central Asia (1pm)
