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THE FINITE IN THE INFINITE: 13 Seeds Collected Through Time and Space to Propose Alternate Ways of Being
A collection of textile works/garments that showcase the cross stitch works produced with Doña Nilvia, Doña Flor, and Doña Leidy’s community of cross stitch embroiderers in Piste, Yucatán actively keeping the “hilo contado” craft alive in the face of overseas mass production of cultural products, declining support from local governments, and the closing of cultural centers that allow for generational knowledge to be passed down. The project (ongoing) has been facilitated by Maricela Ceme, a mayan woman who I grew up with. The project also includes “cocoyol” and agave spine natural beading produced with Don Esteban in Izamal, Yucatán and “Eri Silk” woven textile collaborations produced with regenerative initiative 7 weaves in Assam, India.
This collection was produced as my graduate project from Central Saint Martins and was made possible by the support of the LVMH and Maison/0 Scholarship Grant.
Excerpts from Piste and Izamal Yucatán. (2025)
Vogue Runway, Rebecca Maynes (2025)
COLLECTION
LOOKBOOK
“Hilo contado” creative code cosmic flower hand embroidery on geometric cut dress, handmade pleats on balsa cage.
Geometric tail coat suit, “hilo contado” numerical hand embroidery, black bean flower weights, hemp crochet, tangerine and “cocoyol” artisanal ornaments, human hair felted wig, handmade Sonoran boots in cactus leather, handmade pleats on balsa cage, 3d printed hand painted raw linen turkey.
Folk paper art “new gen” leather lasercut jacket, hand woven draped indigo cotton shorts with organdy underskort, newspaper “piñata” wig, Sonoran handmade cactus leather boots, potted flowers.
Handwoven sisal, hemp, sakiori reclaimed garment cape, 7 weaves hand woven eri silk sleeve, cat hair and cotton wig, macrame cotton “sibul” seeds snake, raw sisal/pima cotton crochet tapir bag.
Hand drawn “relationality’ beeswax batik, indigo logwood dip dye, hand pleated draped dress, sisal long ponytail wig, hybrid digital-hand made lace with “cocoyol”, “sibul” and carved agave spine beading, handmade Sonoran cactus leather boots.
“Hilo contado” genesis sun calendar hand embroidered geometric train (plant dyes), malai eco “new gen” leather winged folk paper art lasercut jacket, hand cut plant pigments painted wings, bamboo sticks, handmade Sonoran cactus leather “quetzal” boots.
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