Suzie Garcia —

Wool

Nambé, NM. churro wool woven on over six different Rio Grande looms.

Suzie Garcia has been weaving for over thirty-seven years. Originally from Española, NM - Suzie was taught how to weave by the long standing Trujillo weaving family in Chimayo, NM. Suzie continues to work for the Trujillo Weaving shop and shows (and wins) at the Spanish Market annually.

MAIDA is lucky to get to collaborate with Suzie on specific designs, the first being the Martínez Blanket collection, made with / shed project churro wool, hand-dyed by Maida Branch, Johnny Ortiz, and Josh Tafoya - with hand picked natural dyes found on the land.

Martínez blankets are only available via the / shed MERCADO for ‘parciantes’. More info here

MARTÍNEZ BLANKET COLLECTION

Brandon Adriano Ortiz —

Clay

Taos, NM. micaceous clay responsibly harvested near Taos, NM. Pit-fired with local red cedar.

Brandon Adriano Ortiz, originally from Taos and Taos Pueblo works in tradition with micaceous clay he locally forages and pit fires.

A graduate from UNM with a master’s degree in architecture, Brandon applies placemaking modalities to his clay practices as well to his visions of communal spaces in New Mexico, always coming back to indigenous tradition and ethos of who he is and where he is from.

Brother to another Maida collective artist Johnny Ortiz, Maida is honored to be a place where some of the work of Brandon is shared and celebrated.

SPOONS

‘Ephemeral Narratives: Design Considerations for a Future Past’ in The Avery Review

Josh Tafoya —

Wool

Llano, NM. churro wool, andcotton - hand woven on a Rio Grande loom.

Josh Tafoya, a native Taoseño, is a designer and fiber artist.

Josh began weaving after he and Johnny Ortiz (friends since high school) began working with /Shed churro sheep, spinning and weaving with their wool.

Weaving connected him back to a family tradition that hadn’t yet been passed on. Long-standing sheep ranchers and weavers, Josh learned his father grew up building looms for his aunt who ran the Weaving Center in Mora, NM - one of the only wool mills in the country remaining.

Josh began weaving on a rio grande loom, a gift from his aunt, and now has a body of work, some of which MAIDA is lucky to share with you.

THE MARTÍNEZ
BABY BLANKET
BANDANAS

joshtafoya.com

Johnny Ortiz —

Clay

Vallecitos, NM. micaceous clay responsibly harvested near Taos, NM. Pit-fired with local red cedar, stone polished, cured with elk marrow and finished in bees wax.

Sold in small batches, and fired on the full moon, all of Johnny’s pieces have a signature black color,  a gift from the release of carbon during the firing, and are cured with elk marrow and finished in beeswax. Born and raised in Taos and on the Taos Pueblo, Johnny’s pieces carry the magic of the land and sky from which he is from.

To learn more about Johnny and his other work check out /Shed, “an ongoing meditation on where we live in Northern New Mexico, a celebration of its nature and the fleeting of time.”

short film about his clay practice - Johnny Ortiz / Clay

MEZCAL CUPS
BEAN POT
TINAJA

/Shed
@shed_project
become a parciante 

Gino Antonio —

Silver

Window Rock, AZ. tufa cast

All of MAIDA’S sterling silver pieces are made in collaboration with Gino Antonio. Gino has inherited two gorgeous practices from his grandfather, silver smithing and horse healing.

Gino blesses each piece with the prayers of that lineage, which you can sense in the strength and power of each piece. When Gino’s not silver smithing, he’s performing horse blessing ceremonies in the traditional Navajo way.

MAIDA + GINO JEWELS

Camilla Trujillo —

Clay

Española, NM.,  micaceous clay, stone polished or non toxic glaze

Camilla Trujillo has been studying traditional regional pottery techniques for over 27 years.

Taught in Santa Clara tradiiton, many of Camilla’s designs are based on found pottery from archeological digs in Eastern New Mexico.

Now reproduced in Española, the designs exemplify the mixed ancestry that is the southwest, a combination of Tewa tradition and Spanish Franciscan, dating back to the missions of the 1600’s.

Because modern kilns were not yet in New Mexico, pieces were pit fired and given a stone polish finish with no glaze.

MAIDA in collaboration with Camilla has developed a clear glaze that maintains the aesthetic of each piece while making the pieces food safe for every day, lifetime use.

In addition to her clay practice, Camilla makes remedios and healing balms, available through MAIDA soon.

SOPEROS
CANDLE HOLDERS