Eppie Archuleta - Wikipedia
WebApril 11, 2014 (aged 92) Española, New Mexico, U.S. Occupation. Weaver. Children. 8. Parent. Agueda Salazar Martinez (mother) Epifania "Eppie" Archuleta (January 6, 1922 – April 11, 2014) was an American weaver and textile artisan at the annual Spanish Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [1]
Eppie Archuleta | National Endowment for the Arts
WebBio. Eppie Archuleta was born January 6, 1922, in Santa Cruz, New Mexico. She was raised in Medanales, New Mexico, where her mother's family had lived for more than four generations. Her mother, Agueda Martínez, was a weaver, practicing the traditional craft she had learned from her own mother.
The Master Weaver of the San Luis Valley | History Colorado
WebMay 24, 2021 · Eppie Archuleta could often be found weaving in the quiet, still hours of the night from dusk until dawn. With her children asleep and the Valley silent, Eppie would transform wool—dyed by the plants of the earth—into designs that echoed the patterns of her Native American and Spanish ancestors.
Eppie Archuleta - Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
WebEppie Archuleta was recognized globally for preserving the ancient folk art of weaving with the loom in the southwestern Hispanic style. Her works blend Spanish colonial with Chimayo Indian designs, adorning rugs, tapestries and serapes. She used traditional techniques to wash raw wool in giant tubs of water heated over a wood fire, and then ...
In the late 1940s, Eppie moved with her husband, Frank Archuleta…
WebVideo. In the late 1940s, Eppie moved with her husband, Frank Archuleta, and their eight children to the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. There, they worked in the potato and lettuce fields and raised sheep. When the children were not in school, they joined their parents in the fields.
Statement on the Death of NEA National Heritage Fellow Eppie Archuleta
WebApr 15, 2014 · Eppie Archuleta was born January 6, 1922, in Santa Cruz, New Mexico. She was raised in Medanales, New Mexico, where her mother's family had lived for more than four generations. Her mother, Agueda Martínez, was a weaver, practicing the traditional cr...
Eppie Archuleta – Masters of Traditional Arts
WebJan. 6, 1922 - April 1, 2014. Culture. Hispanic. State. Colorado. Tradition. Artisan , Weaver. Year. 1985. Loading... See More Images. Eppie Archuleta was born in Santa Cruz, New Mexico, but raised in Medanales, New Mexico, where her mother's family had lived for more than four generations.
Eppie Archuleta of Capulin: Weaving a Life - Colorado Central Magazine
WebFeb 1, 2001 · Eppie Archuleta has 78 years of living on her personal loom, a tapestry of work and family, success and failure, children and teaching, building and growing. And pain. Eppie’s husband of 60 years, Frank, died last January, just five months after the death of her mother. The black clothes of mourning she wears are not an affectation.
Eppie Archuleta — Google Arts & Culture
Web1922 - 2014. INDUCTED 1997. Master weaver Eppie Archuleta was recognized globally for preserving the ancient folk art of weaving with the loom in the southwestern Hispanic style. She and her...
Eppie Archuleta – Story Commons
WebHome Archives Eppie Archuleta. https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/eppie-archuleta. Eppie Archuleta, Hispanic Weaver and National Heritage Fellow, was 72 years old when interviewed by Robert Atkinson in 1994. My Grandpa was a great weaver. He was one of the first weavers in Chimyon.
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