In addition to modern and pictorial weavings, occasionally Gloria Montoya will weave Chimayo designs for the shop. This 20X60 Chimayo Weaving incorporates the initial traditional colors of red, black, and white in the design.
You can find this weaving here:
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Our next classes have already filled, but if you're looking ahead for the year we do still have spaces left for our August workshop!
For more information about our August class, check out this link:
Here are the March students at Centinela Traditional Arts and their completed weavings!
These students had a blast and traveled from near and far (with one student coming all the way from the UK!).
Consignment artist Sandy Voss brought many new rag rugs into Centinela Traditional Arts this week!
This 22X36 rug has a subtle, yet bold design running throughout the piece. Rug rugs are very study and perfect for high traffic areas of any house.
You can find this rug here:
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A new modern weaving from Gloria Montoya!
All the greens in this piece are from naturally dyed indigo on chamisa, achieved through different dye vats and dependent on when in the batch it was dyed.
You can find this design here:
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Another bright piece from Gloria Montoya!
This modern Rio Grande weaving features many natural dyes including Chamisa, Black Walnut, Indigo on Chamisa, and Cochineal.
You can find this weaving here:
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New pieces from consignment artist Robin Pascal!
Her mobius scarves are great during these warmer days as we get towards the end of the winter season (at least here in New Mexico).
You can find this piece here:
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Gloria Montoya brought in some new weavings this week!
This modern Chimayo design measures at 20X40 inches and is a perfect size for a table runner or to brighten up the space at the end of a bed!
You can find this weaving here:
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One of Valorie Valdez's recent weavings from earlier this month, this 20X40 Chimayo is perfect to use as a table runner or as a piece of colorful decor if draped over furniture.
You can find this weaving here:
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Titled "Cotton Wood Gold", the yellows and oranges in this piece are wool that was naturally dyed with Cota and the blues with Indigo.
You can see this weaving in detail here:
This piece was started in December before we had our end of year maintenance at the shop and was completed earlier in February when we finally caught up to our new year responsibilities.
Lisa Trujillo's latest Chimayo Weaving is now on the website!
The time spent on each weaving varies by complexity as well as other tasks a weaver may need to attend to in their lives.
This 20X20 from Gloria Montoya is filled with natural dyes&showcases our beautiful landscapes in NM.The colors&dyes in this piece are Blue(Indigo),Red-Orange(Madder Root),Yellow(Cota),Purple (Indigo over Cochineal),Green(Indigo over Chamisa),& Brown(Black Walnut)
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Irvin's lecture goes over the history and styles of the Rio Grande Weaving Tradition, with guest appearances from Lisa and Emily Trujillo who also brought their weavings to the event for the Q&A portion of the lecture.
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New handwoven pillows from one of our consignment artists Gretchen Adams are now in stock!
This weaving is titled "Autumn Sunset" and is made of 100% wool and includes both natural and commercial dyes.
You can find this pillow design here:
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A 20X20 Chimayo design from Valorie Valdez!
This design also includes arrow motifs found commonly in the prototypical era of Chimayo weaving.
You can find this design here:
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In addition to weaving Chimayo Chevron designs, Sabina Lovato has been practicing weaving Vallero stars!
The Vallero Star is the most complicated standard shape to weave it accurately with ease, as it requires understanding a pattern sequence, angles, and math.
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New Chimayo vests are in stock!
The blue in this design is from hand-dyed indigo!
You can find this size 42 vest here:
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A new 30X45 Chimayo Weaving by Valorie Valdez!
This design is highlighted with it's use of natural dyes from Black Walnut, Indigo over Chamisa, Indigo, & Indigo over Cochineal!
You can find this piece here:
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Sabina Lovato brought in several new 20X20 weavings for a strong kick off to the new year!
She's been experimenting with different chevron designs and color combinations in each of her Chimayo weavings, each with their own individualized charm.
You can find this piece here:
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This weaving uses natural dyes for Brown (Black Walnut), Orange (Madder Root), Yellow (Chamisa), Green (Indigo over Chamisa), White Yarn Tinted with Indigo, Pink/Red (Cochineal), & Purple (Indigo over Cochineal).
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This piece incorporates her usual layered mountains, but also a path or road for our state bird!
New 20X20 weavings from Gloria Montoya are now on the website!
Gloria is a long time weaver of ours who loves weaving Modern and Pictorial pieces that incorporate natural dyes. One of her favorite series to do are road runners in New Mexican landscapes.
A new Chimayo Coat is in stock at Centinela Traditional Arts!
Rudy Lee Valdez was inspired by looking through vintage Chimayo designs when weaving this piece for the shop.
You can find this piece here:
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This means that, in addition to being the camera person, Lisa Trujillo was cranking the back beam.
Unlike our other looms, the back beam is not removable, so Irvin had to work around it. It is a two person job because one person has to make sure the warp wraps around the back beam in the proper section and one person cranks (winds) the beam.
The warping mechanism we use is assembled only for this loom as needed.The warp cones are fed through metal hoops attached to a wooden plank secured to the tops of two smaller looms in the classroom, fed through a custom tension box, then wound directly onto the warp beam with a crank.
Yesterday we posted a video of Irvin Trujillo tying on warp threads on his loom on our Facebook/Instagram! These are some more behind the scenes photos capturing the entire process.This loom was designed by Irvin with custom room-sized rugs in mind, and the pieces width can measure to around 12 feet
Lisa Trujillo has been experimenting with creative ways to use material left over from our vests and jackets and made a beautiful cat bed for Mr. Jimin this winter!! He seems to be enjoying it :3
Pillows from our new consignment artist are available here at Centinela Traditional Arts! Shiri Klein is a very experienced weaver who weaves beautiful designs into pillows, jackets, and blankets.
You can find this piece here:
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