Huipil: blouse worn by indigenous Guatemalan women. Several of us took the Priscilla Bianchi tour to Guatemala in spring 2009. We bought used huipiles in a thrift/folk art market in Antiqua. The quilt includes the neck opening with hand embroidery and the hand woven panels (a weft inlay technique) from the front and back of the garment. The quilt includes handwoven Guatemalan yardage, a bit of an Alexander Henry folkloric print, and a stripe designed by Priscilla Bianchi and printed by Robert Kaufman.
Wow! Who would have thought. You have given me another wrinkle in my brain matter!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great reminder of your trip and clever use of the garment and fabrics.
ReplyDeleteWow! Fantastic. I could look at it all day.
ReplyDeleteWonderful !
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Since the year 2000 I've spent as much time as possible in the Northwestern area of Guatemala and the clothes of the indigenous people and the all the fiber art they create has had my creative juices in over drive!! It's such an inspiring place for those of us who thrive on all the fiber arts! Your quilt is beautiful and really captures the essence of Guatemala!
ReplyDeleteFabulous concept and execution! The colors are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi, nice reading your post
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