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Tiva Trujillo, Old San Acacio in 1925, 1980. 29" × 40 ½". Collection of Hope Trujillo Hernandez

San Luis Valley
Colcha Embroidery
Project

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Delores Worley, Randy, 1978. 15" × 19".

The San Luis Valley Colcha Embroidery Project is a collaboration between HEART of Saguache, The Range in Saguache, Colorado, and artists in the Valley. Colcha embroidery is a textile practice that came to Colorado’s San Luis Valley from Northern New Mexico in the 19th Century and has been shaped by revival movements into a pictorial art that often illustrates local architecture, landscapes, community traditions, personal narratives, and folklore. The San Luis Valley Colcha Embroidery Project supports artists to teach and tend to vital community connections while celebrating cultural traditions. The project supports exhibitions, workshops, and scholarship.

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Donna Madrid Hernandez, S.P.M.D.T.U in Antonito, Colorado, 2023.  37" × 21".

Press

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Patsy Garcia, The Turtle Storyteller, 2023. 10 ¼".

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Artist Josephine Lobato keeps tradition of colcha alive in Colorado

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Artist Josephine Lobato keeps tradition of colcha alive in Colorado

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Colcha Embroidery Expressions: Eufemia Barela

Colcha Embroidery Expressions: Eufemia Barela

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Puntada a Puntada

Puntada a Puntada

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Threads of Tradition (1990)

Threads of Tradition (1990)

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Artists

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Artist, Judy Vigil with her grandson and daughter, Anthony J Vigil and Heather M Vigil Romero

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NEA Heritage Fellow Josie Lobato with Colcha Embroidery of the San Luis Valley catalogue  

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Members of the San Luis Stitching Group: Irene Medina, Julia Mondragon, Donna Madrid Hernandez, Connie Morrell, Maria Eufemia Barela

HEART of Saguache is a grassroots organization engaging residents in education, advocacy, and coalition building to cultivate leadership, cultural belonging, and BIPOC health equity across the San Luis Valley.

CONTACT

T: 719-580-6145

E: heartofsaguache@gmail.com

© 2023 by HEART of Saguache

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