Bordadora on blue Honduras Threads

Honduras Threads

Bordadora on Blue

$ 250.00
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A hand-embroidered portrait of an artisan embroidering the pillow. Playful, beautiful and lovingly executed on blue, this design is a gorgeous rendering of the Honduras threads mission itself. Designed by Celia Muñoz. 

The women of the Honduras Threads Co-Op make every home good on our website possible. Since 2002, the have used their business skills and artistic talents to craft each unique product by hand. 100% of every purchase goes directly back to their collective, which they invest back into their community and to further develop their expertise. Their drive and hard work does more than make beautiful pillows and table runners. It creates dignity and self respect. 

Celia Álvarez Muñoz, an El Paso native, is deeply committed to her bilingual and bicultural heritage. She plays with text, puns, and double meanings, regularly addressing such themes as cognitive development and language acquisition. Later works also incorporate photographs with wall drawings, works on paper, and sculptures. Her most recent work continues to relate to the experiences of living in the physical as well as the psychological and political border zone. Recent projects include a design collaboration with Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and with the City of Dallas for the Latino Cultural Center/Centro Cultural de Dallas. Currently, Muñoz’s photographs are part of the invitational traveling exhibition Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement by the Smithsonian Institution. Her work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago; Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.  She has received several awards for her work, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.  She was a participant in the 1991 Whitney Biennial. 

  • Designed by Celia Muñoz
  • Hand-embroidered interpretation by Sandra Salgado
  • 20" x 20"
  • Cover - 75% cotton, 25% polyester.  Insert -100% down-like polyester
  • Dry clean or wash on gentle in cold water.  Lay flat to dry.