Lisa Trujillo·
Places To Stay in New Mexico around Centinela Traditional Arts
We've had a few out of town visitors asking for places to stay during their weaving classes in Chimayo, so we have compiled a list of places to stay for a variety of budgets and experiences. We don't have recommendations ourselves because we live here, but here are some places people have recommend to us. Chimayo:Casa Escondida"Nestled on six acres, our bed and breakfast in Chimayo, New Mexico, has views of the awe-inspiring Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains, the jewels of Northern New Mexico. Nine guest rooms offer intimate and comfortable lodging accommodations (all with private baths), and six...
Emily Trujillo·
"Taste the Tempest"
Over the course of my life, I've found myself being inspired to create art by the both the expected and unexpected. Whether it be nature, other art, my interests, video games, shapes, scent, my ancestors work, color, music, or even people's aura, I've found inspiration in all of them. Most of the time when I weave I'm either watching movies or shows I've seen before or have music videos casually playing in the background. One day I was weaving and the song "Taste the Feeling" by the group Tempest came on. I stopped what I was doing to listen to...
Emily Trujillo·
Emily's Exhibit: "Generations of Imagination: What Lies Behind the Vision of Chimayo Weavers"
Lisa Trujillo·
A Verdant Spring
Emily Trujillo·
Ariat Rio Grande Weaving Apprenticeship
I'm not sure if every Chimayo weaver feels the same, but to me, weaving has to do with the people; community is a big part of it. Every person weaves from their personal experience, their own heart. However, at the end of the day, we all learned from the generations before us and each other. I know we all have something in common: we all have a shared connection to heritage, history, and identity. However, people my age and younger just didn't learn, and so this feeling might not be the same for them. You can ask the locals, and...
Lisa Trujillo·
Flipping Blocks
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...