Collaboration is essential to Diego Olivero’s work, as his commitment to traditional methods and materials. Continuing his commitment to preserving ancestral techniques, the wool used in Símbolos Universales was sourced from the Western highlands of Guatemala. In the village of Momostenango, it was spun and dyed by master artisan weaver Luis Ponic. The weaving and embroidery […]
Artist John Grade discusses the roles of a Guatemalan botanist, two historic trees, and a studio in Seattle in “Espejo,” a suspended sculpture in the U.S. Embassy, Guatemala City.
