Description
“This issue of Surface Design Journal is dedicated to Latinx writers and artists from the Americas or, as it conventionally referred to: Latin America, which is one of the most ethnically diverse areas of the planet. Uneasily, the term Latin America suggests a homogeneous group of people and attempts to bind together a diverse, multiethnic and multicultural peoples into one vast geographical region, while also underlining colonization from Europe. This couldn’t be further from the truth. With a spirit of inclusivity and cultural equity, I invited an international mix of historians, curators, art critics and artists to share their unique perspectives and powerful stories. These amazing and diverse contributors bring viewpoints from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the U.S., Puerto Rico, Cuba, Brazil, Guatemala, Chile, and beyond. Their discussions of contemporary art practices explore culture, heritage, history, natural resources and political geography, offering visibility and representation that deepen our understanding of textile art's enduring legacy across time and locales.” –Giannina Coppiano Dwin, Guest Editor
SURFACE DESIGN JOURNAL
Winter 2025 / Volume 49 / Number 4
FEATURES
04 Guest Editor Essay: Traditions and Persistence
by Giannina Dwin
12 Visions in Contemporary Maya Art
by Adriana Herrera, PhD
18 Ruchul Pospo'y (Fiber and Color): Sandra Monterroso’s Textile Work
by Francine Birbragher-Rozencwaig, PhD
28 Diana Eusebio: Preserving Ancestral Knowledge
by Kandy G Lopez-Moreno
42 Stitching Resistance Across Borders: A Conversation with Karen Rosentreter
Villarroel
by Diana Albarran Gonzalez
52 Risk of Extinction in Mexican Traditional Textiles
by Lilia Jimenez Meza
DEPARTMENTS
08 In The Studio
Guapisimas and the Weaving of Worlds
by Pepe López Reus
24 First Person
Aurora Molina Fiber Narratives
by Carol Damian
34 Exposure
A Gallery of SDA Members’ Work
38 In The Studio
Coconut Grove
by Martin Casuso
48 First Person
Weaving Connections: Diasporic Experiences in the Work of Maria Maea
by Maru López
58 In The Studio
That Which Inhabits Me
by Lisu Vega
62 Made Aware
Design as Memory and Future: My Journey with Oiamo
by Tiago Braga
