Vogue Magazine, Winter 1995

Knit pattern design developed while working for Maglificio Vitali

(Florence, Italy 1993)

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Coloring and print

Silk screen print based on Japanese patterns, used for a Kimono costume

design.

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Traditional Methods in Colombian Indigenous Textile

Artesanías de Colombia

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Did research on traditional methods in Colombian indigenous textile handcraft, and taught numerous workshops on dyeing and coloring to indigenous communities in the Colombian Andes (especially, in the Cauca and Nariño provinces). The average duration of each seminar was between one and two weeks, and the number of participants varied between 15 and 50. The objective of the program is twofold: (1) To preserve the use of traditional methods and techniques in indigenous communities, both as a way to foster cultural preservation and to help to improve the standard of living of the communities. (2) To study the conciliation of traditional design with the contemporary market demands in order to optimize the economic return to the artisan.

Artesanías de Colombia is the Colombian national institute for preservation and promotion of traditional and indigenous hand craft, and, and is a branch of the Ministry of Economic Development.