Terumi Saito’s “BIRDS DIETY” grew from her experiences studying with master dyers, basket makers, and weavers from Peru and Guatemala. Terumi’s evocative work proposes a “contemporary hybrid craft” created with the intention to preserve, honor, and revive interest in these classic techniques through a different perspective.

Brittany Vega draws inspiration from personal collections of such objects and historical documentation to investigate how these things act as symbols for American-ness, and furthermore how they can be misconstrued.

Lilia Bernice Hernandez Galusha believes our lived experiences teach our bodies how to navigate our surroundings and people around us.