I live and work in the small Mayan community of San Juan La Laguna on the banks of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala which is a village inhabited by the ‘Tzu’tu’jil’ Mayan people.

I’m a master weaver, guiding the weavers of the Madres Solteras (single mothers) co-operative, which I set up to provide strength, solidarity and support, and to allow single mothers to feed, clothe and educate our children.

I feel that the standard of our work is superior to that of the market vendors and we stake our reputation on the excellence of our products. I enjoy taking this further by creating one-off artistic pieces of my own design.