Pieces of Place: Finding Meaning through Artisan Craft in Central Mexico (NY-RE6061)
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Eliza Homer, PhD, ATR-BC, CCTS-I, LAC, NCC
Eliza has worked with a range of under-served populations, including youth, adults with severe mental illness, incarcerated males, and Native American communities. Eliza resides in Mexico, where she is focused on exploring the role of textiles and other folkart traditions for healing and well-being.
Throughout history and across cultures, fabric and needlework have been symbolic means to identify ethnic group and social status. Doctoral research conducted in Mexico explored the potential use of traditional craft, artesenia. Through the act of doing, art making became key to decolonizing an art-based research approach.