Photo: @xesusrios
ANA ROSA LISTA
Ana Rosa Lista is an artist lace designer and restorer of antique pieces, graduated from the Dutch School of lace. She currently teaches lace workshops in her studio in Ames where she works with more than 20 students.
Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in places such as Portugal, Switzerland and England. Her production is part of the collection of the “Museo de Encaixe de Camariñas”, the Vologda Museum in Russia and the Museum of Rendas de Peniche in Portugal among others.
Ana Rosa Lista’s work reflects the complexities of the textile genre, the craft genre and the feminine genre. An intertwining that even today is positioned in a lower hierarchy than that of the “major arts” and the masculine gender. Her production attempts, internally, to create links with art, links with design and links with fashion that have given a place to the lace, to the “women” and to handicrafts a position within the field of the arts.
ANA ROSA LISTA
Ana Rosa Lista is an artist lace designer and restorer of antique pieces, graduated from the Dutch School of lace. She currently teaches lace workshops in her studio in Ames where she works with more than 20 students.
Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in places such as Portugal, Switzerland and England. Her production is part of the collection of the “Museo de Encaixe de Camariñas”, the Vologda Museum in Russia and the Museum of Rendas de Peniche in Portugal among others.
Ana Rosa Lista’s work reflects the complexities of the textile genre, the craft genre and the feminine genre. An intertwining that even today is positioned in a lower hierarchy than that of the “major arts” and the masculine gender. Her production attempts, internally, to create links with art, links with design and links with fashion that have given a place to the lace, to the “women” and to handicrafts a position within the field of the arts.
Photo: @xesusrios
The Cangas do Morrazo Association O'CERCO of Net Menders
The Cangas do Morrazo Association O’CERCO of Net Menders was formed in April 2004 with 16 members, with the aim of obtaining the concession of the warehouse and thus not depending on the cofraternity, to which only a few of all the purse-seine vessels in the Vigo estuary belong.
It is currently lead by Pilar Nogueira and has 21 members.
The “rederas” work repairing nets. Their work is part of a production and consumption cycle without which daily life as we know it would not be possible. If they were absent, we would notice it: the lack of fishing, the crisis that it could cause in the work of the sea and the increase in the price of the food we consume. The work of “women” as a gender has been part of the Western history of invisible labour.
Photo: @fotomatong
The Cangas do Morrazo Association O'CERCO of Net Menders
The Cangas do Morrazo Association O’CERCO of Net Menders was formed in April 2004 with 16 members, with the aim of obtaining the concession of the warehouse and thus not depending on the cofraternity, to which only a few of all the purse-seine vessels in the Vigo estuary belong.
It is currently lead by Pilar Nogueira and has 21 members.
The “rederas” work repairing nets. Their work is part of a production and consumption cycle without which daily life as we know it would not be possible. If they were absent, we would notice it: the lack of fishing, the crisis that it could cause in the work of the sea and the increase in the price of the food we consume. The work of “women” as a gender has been part of the Western history of invisible labour.
Photo: @fotomatong
Photo: Oscar Albiter
TLAMAZACAPA
In the mountainous area of Guerrero, Mexico, lies the small Nahuatl community of Tlamacazapa, 40 minutes from the magical town of Taxco de Alarcón. This community stands out for its use of an ancestral technique of palm weaving. In Tlamacazapa, approximately 80% of its inhabitants
are involved in knot weaving with wild palm. In this context, the women are usually the protagonists of the weaving work, while the men play a fundamental role in the collection and preparation of the raw material. This intricate gender dynamic has become a remarkable aspect of daily life in Tlamacazapa, where tradition and manual dexterity intertwine to preserve and perpetuate the comunity’s heritage.
TLAMAZACAPA
In the mountainous area of Guerrero, Mexico, lies the small Nahuatl community of Tlamacazapa, 40 minutes from the magical town of Taxco de Alarcón. This community stands out for its use of an ancestral technique of palm weaving. In Tlamacazapa, approximately 80% of its inhabitants
are involved in knot weaving with wild palm. In this context, the women are usually the protagonists of the weaving work, while the men play a fundamental role in the collection and preparation of the raw material. This intricate gender dynamic has become a remarkable aspect of daily life in Tlamacazapa, where tradition and manual dexterity intertwine to preserve and perpetuate the comunity’s heritage.
Photo: Oscar Albiter
The Professional Association of Lace Makers of Camariñas
The Professional Association of Lace Makers of Camariñas is an emblematic institution located in the fishing town of Camariñas, situated on the Costa da Morte (Galician Death Coast). This town is famous not only for its rich tradition of bobbin lace making, known as “encaixes de Camariñas”, but also for its impressive natural and environmental wealth, which attracts many visitors every year.
The association, founded with the aim of preserving and promoting the art of bobbin lace, currently has around 20 active members. These talented women, most of whom are retired, dedicate their time and skills to creating exquisite pieces of lace that stand out for their complexity and beauty. However, the Professional Association of Lace Makers of Camariñas faces some significant challenges. One of the problems is the lack of generational succession, as the interest in learning the bobbin lace technique has diminished among the younger generations. In order to tackle this problem, the association has started to implement educational initiatives and workshops aiming to attract young people and spark an interest in this craft.
Photo: @adataberna
The Professional Association of Lace Makers of Camariñas
The Professional Association of Lace Makers of Camariñas is an emblematic institution located in the fishing town of Camariñas, situated on the Costa da Morte (Galician Death Coast). This town is famous not only for its rich tradition of bobbin lace making, known as “encaixes de Camariñas”, but also for its impressive natural and environmental wealth, which attracts many visitors every year.
The association, founded with the aim of preserving and promoting the art of bobbin lace, currently has around 20 active members. These talented women, most of whom are retired, dedicate their time and skills to creating exquisite pieces of lace that stand out for their complexity and beauty. However, the Professional Association of Lace Makers of Camariñas faces some significant challenges. One of the problems is the lack of generational succession, as the interest in learning the bobbin lace technique has diminished among the younger generations. In order to tackle this problem, the association has started to implement educational initiatives and workshops aiming to attract young people and spark an interest in this craft.
Photo: @adataberna
Photo: @fotomatong
EMILIA GUIMERANS
Emilia Guimerans is a contemporary artist based in Vigo, who specialises in ceramics. Her artistic practice focuses on teaching and experimenting with this technique. Since beginning her career in 1986, she has accumulated extensive experience as a teacher, giving classes in the Ceramics School of Nigrán. Emilia has showcased her work in a number of solo and group exhibitions, both in Spain and internationally. In 2008, she was admitted as a member of the International Academy of Ceramics and in 2012 she co-founded the Tinglao group together with Jorge Pérez Conde. Her work has been shown in many galleries such as the prestigious Sargadelos Gallery in Vigo, Kyouei-Gama Gallery in Japan and the Posada del Potro Gallery in Córdoba among many others. Her latest exhibition, “Formas de atrapar una sombra (Ways of catching a shadow)”, stood out in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Pontevedra in 2023.
EMILIA GUIMERANS
Emilia Guimerans is a contemporary artist based in Vigo, who specialises in ceramics. Her artistic practice focuses on teaching and experimenting with this technique. Since beginning her career in 1986, she has accumulated extensive experience as a teacher, giving classes in the Ceramics School of Nigrán. Emilia has showcased her work in a number of solo and group exhibitions, both in Spain and internationally. In 2008, she was admitted as a member of the International Academy of Ceramics and in 2012 she co-founded the Tinglao group together with Jorge Pérez Conde. Her work has been shown in many galleries such as the prestigious Sargadelos Gallery in Vigo, Kyouei-Gama Gallery in Japan and the Posada del Potro Gallery in Córdoba among many others. Her latest exhibition, “Formas de atrapar una sombra (Ways of catching a shadow)”, stood out in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Pontevedra in 2023.
Photo: @fotomatong
KHADI
Khadi Oaxaca is a collective of artisans and other collaborators who live mainly in the municipality of San Sebastián Rio Hondo and the neighbouring towns of the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca and in Santa Catarina Mechoacán (Costa Chica).
All 650 artisans are self-employed, working in their spare time. They own their production tools and they work from home. This works well for the hundreds of weavers that live on rancherías and have very few options for earning an income. Their work is paid per unit (kilo, metre, piece) as people pay them periodically, every fortnight or once a month depending on the trade. The artisans don’t have to wait for the piece to sell to get paid. They are paid on the spot when handing over their work. Payment rates are made through dialogues between the artisans and the central team whenever required, taking into account the company’s possibilities and the needs of the artisans.
Photo: Khadi Oaxaca
Photo: @fotomatong
KHADI
Khadi Oaxaca is a collective of artisans and other collaborators who live mainly in the municipality of San Sebastián Rio Hondo and the neighbouring towns of the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca and in Santa Catarina Mechoacán (Costa Chica).
All 650 artisans are self-employed, working in their spare time. They own their production tools and they work from home. This works well for the hundreds of weavers that live on rancherías and have very few options for earning an income. Their work is paid per unit (kilo, metre, piece) as people pay them periodically, every fortnight or once a month depending on the trade. The artisans don’t have to wait for the piece to sell to get paid. They are paid on the spot when handing over their work. Payment rates are made through dialogues between the artisans and the central team whenever required, taking into account the company’s possibilities and the needs of the artisans.
Photo: Khadi Oaxaca