Welcome to The Makers. Each week, we’re celebrating innovators, artisans, and crafters of all types, taking you on a private tour of their creative spaces. For this instalment, we tour textile artist, @rhiannonmgriego's home in New Mexico. ✨
For Rhiannon Griego, it allows for expression through the woven medium. "Two threads can create a whole world," she shares with Bed Threads Journal.
Rhiannon didn’t start her career weaving, though. The artist studied interior design before a friend introduced her to beading.
"The methodical and prayerful act of beadwork gifted me the ability to see myself complete something without much knowledge and I explored jewellery making for a few years until I was ready for something new," she says.
Rhiannon then pivoted to weaving and after a year of studying with a mentor took up hand-weaving as her full-time work.
"Textiles had always held a mysterious presence to me and one that mystified me with spiritual infusion as well as awe in construction."
She has now been pursuing this for 10 years, masterfully creating everything from kaftans to fine artworks, many of which taking well over 50 hours to produce in her studio in New Mexico.
"New Mexico’s soil and landscapes have been the primary source of my inspiration for 12 years so it’s the perfect place for me to appreciate minerals, strata, skylines, and muted pigments."
For the full tour of Rhiannon’s gorgeous home and studio, head to the ‘Home Tours’ section of the Bed Threads Journal, or click through to our Instagram Stories now. 📱✨
Photography by @jennapeffley and styling by Melete Finch for @bed.threads Journal. 💫