COTTON CIRCLES

COTTON CIRCLES is collaborative weaving project using traditional Oaxacan loom instruments, structured around trees. The project serves to re-link the community to some of the disappearing Mexican cultural craft traditions that are vital for cultural identity, as well as celebrate the role of immigrant farm workers today.

Fresno

  • October 13, 2011 - November 4, 2011
  • California State Univeristy of Frenso
  • Commissioned by The Center For Creativity and the Arts at Fresno State

Master artesana Monica Nambo Torres invited to the project to share her expertise in craft and teach the participants ways in which craft productions can facilitate dialogue about social issues within an immigrant community.

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  • Master Aretesana Monica Nambo Torres who worked with Margarita to introduce her craft to the group.