Silvia
Josefa Silvia Ixtuc Mejía is from Chichicastenango (Chichi), one of Guatemala’s most historical trading towns. At 6 years old, Silvia learned how...
Juana
Juana Matilde Saquic Ajú was born and raised in the beautiful Santa Lucía Utatlán department of Sololá. Like many Guatemalan women, Juana learned...
Francisca
Francisca Tun Pocop was born into a poor, indigenous family in the municipality of Monte Mercedes, Sololá. Since she never had the opportunity to...
Blanca
At a mere 12 years of age, Blanca Margarita Méndez Pac was making tablecloth and dress deliveries to local neighbors and clients in Quetzaltenango...
Rosa
Rosa Graciela Yac Gómez is a gifted seamstress from Pachaj, Quetzaltenango, where there remains a rich tradition of producing bright,...
Milvia
Originally from the municipality of Patzún, Chimaltenango, Milvia Marisol Xicay Yaqui, grew up learning how to knit and sell huipiles alongside her...
Elena I
Elena was born the 4th of 9 children. Her father worked as a day laborer and her mother ran the home, and money could sometimes be tight. Elena went...
Marcela
Marcela doesn’t crack a smile, it breaks across her face with such light that you can’t help but smile back. Behind it, she’s lived through...
Ruth
Ruth, married with four children, is a native of Tierra Linda Santa Lucia Utatlán in the department of Sololá. As a child she learned how to sew...
Herminia
Doña Herminia learned traditional weaving at the knees of her mother and grandmother as a young child. She quickly grew in skill and creativity, and...
Lucia
Lucia lives around Lake Atitlán, where traditional weaving artist traditions run deep in family histories. She learned to weave when she was ten...
Olga
From the outside, Olga’s home on a small farm in Guatemala’s countryside looks humble, but inside it is buzzing with activity as she and her...
