futuros ancestral / ancestral futures
honoring our past & weaving our futures
Futuros Ancestral is a research & design studio — based in Taos, New Mexico — with the goal of supporting the educational, ecological, and economic landscape of fiber arts in Northern New Mexico.
what we do
We develop Rio Grande weaving curriculum and host fiber arts pop-ups to support a community of weavers in Taos and beyond.
Through human-centered design cycles, we iteratively research, ideate, prototype, test, and refine our 4 offerings:
1
WEAVING
PATTERNS
First, we create weaving patterns to explore the rich history of fiber arts in Northern New Mexico — from Rio Grande and Saltillo to Vallero and Chimayo.
2
WEAVING CURRICULUM
Next, we design digital and printed instruction for weavers to learn the techniques and patterns from home — across rural, dispersed landscapes.
3
WEAVING
COHORT
We recruit a cohort of weavers — who build community, develop their skills, test out the curriculum, and play with the patterns.
4
WEAVING
POP-UPS
We host pop-up demonstrations, workshops, and exhibitions — to build our community & provide an avenue for the cohort to showcase and sell their work.
weaving cohorts
Wow! We received over 50 applications to the inaugural Futuros Ancestral Weaving Cohort — representing 12 different communities across Taos County — and we are now launching two cohorts to meet the diverse needs of our community!
our funding
We are honored to share that we've been awarded a Community Arts Fellowship from Taos Center for the Arts (TCA) with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts!
This fellowship gives us access to TCA programs and partners to host community exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, and fiber arts gatherings.
our team
Futuros Ancestral / Ancestral Futures is a collaboration between 8th generation Chimayó weaver Emily Trujillo and design researcher Layne Jackson Hubbard.
We met when Layne took a Rio Grande weaving course from Emily at the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, and Emily invited Layne to showcase her weaving at a pop-up exhibition at the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum in Santa Fe — featuring the work of Emily and her family of Chimayó weavers. In those two spaces, the seed idea for Futuros Ancestral was born. ✨
We're especially grateful to have mentorship from so many brilliant weavers, educators, and fiber artists across Northern New Mexico and beyond!
8th Generation Chimayó Weaver & Educator
Design Researcher & Fiber Artist
keep in touch
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