With Indigenous and Hispanic heritage, Carla Bogdanoff has a unique background that inspires and facilitates her study of Southwestern textile arts. After moving to New Mexico 15 years ago, Bogdanoff, who grew up in Brazil and California, embraced the weaving art form. Eventually, she became a founding partner in Tres Estrellas Design, a Taos-based gallery specializing in historical textiles of the greater Southwest. Bogdanoff notes that access to rare Indigenous and Hispanic weavings, as well as direct experience employing historical materials and techniques, has aided her study of Rio Grande weaving traditions. In her practice, Bogdanoff weaves highly accurate transcriptions of classical and transitional Rio Grande blankets that strive to capture the subtlety and nuance found in their surviving original examples. She says, “The blankets I weave celebrate traditional Rio Grande striped patterns and locally sourced vegetal dyes.”

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