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Barbara Romero Alba

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Barbara Romero Alba (b. 1949, Nambé, New Mexico) grew up alongside her twin brother in Nambé, New Mexico, where they enjoyed exploring nature and building tree houses. She always loved observing the variation in landscapes, trees, and clouds. Upon…

Kay Lewis

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Kay Lewis (b. 1942, Los Angles, California) moved to New Mexico at age eighteen months. In 1882 Kay's great-grandfather became the first station agent in Española, New Mexico, where Kay's grandmother lived with the family in the Denver and Rio…

Irene Brandtner de Martínez

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Irene Brandtner de Martínez (b. 1932, El Paso, Texas) was raised in Bayard, New Mexico, the eldest of five siblings. She is a lifelong embroiderer who has concentrated on colcha embroidery since 1992, the year of her retirement as a longtime…