In total, I set up about seven warps.
Due to ongoing deportations, my home state of California is being deeply affected. Around 70% of California’s farmers are immigrants. Coming from an immigrant family myself—this issue is personal. When our current president talks about deporting immigrants and building a wall, he specifically targets my home country, my culture: Mexico.
I began weaving as a way to replicate and reflect on the fields. This process led me to continually set up different warps to experiment with color and pattern, using the loom as a space for both exploration and protest.
Mis Derechos
Medium: Weaving, Crochet, Knitting
Piece 1:
This is my most literal piece—a protest textile titled Mis Derechos (translated: My Rights). The piece includes the powerful statement “We Feed You,” emphasizing the essential contributions of immigrant labor. It’s made up of five woven experimental pieces. The lettering is crocheted and stitched onto the fabric, adding a tactile layer to the message.
Piece 2:
This piece is more abstract and it represents an endless field—a tribute to the immigrant farmworker who came from a beautiful, colorful country, Mexico, to work the fields in California. It honors those who feed us: hardworking immigrants who sacrifice their hands and lives to sustain a foreign country.
Piece 3:
I created this piece in my atelier—Loop of the Loom. It was my first time experimenting with the overlock technique. My goal was to create a piece that represents conflict and disruption—symbolizing the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Mexico.
