Textile Trail: Matriarchal Legacy
RedGreen Rivers welcomes everyone to our exhibition, “Textile Trail: Matriarchal Legacy.” This exhibition showcases vibrant hemp and /silk textile products brought back recently from Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand handmade and designed by artisan makers.
These artisan makers, all of whom are women and girls from the Mekong Region in Southeast Asia, are incredibly talented in making traditional handicrafts. Come experience the power and legacy of generations of matriarchal artisans.
Request a Group Tour w/ the Curators
Learn more about RedGreen Rivers and their recent journey to Southeast Asia through a private group tour. In this intimate space, you can connect with the curators on a deeper level and listen to the beautiful stories of every creative piece showcased in the exhibit.
Available dates for the tours:
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Friday, March 17th 10AM - 11AM
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Friday, March 17th 11AM - 12PM
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Friday, March 24th 1PM - 2PM
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Friday, March 24th 2PM - 3PM
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Sunday, March 26th 1PM - 2PM
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Sunday, March 26th 2PM - 3PM
The tours will be free and one hour long. The group must have at minimum 5 people attending. If you would like more than 20 people to attend the group tour, please contact Npaus Baim: npausbaim@aedamn.org
About RedGreen Rivers
Ethnic people’s designs and handicrafts have gone global. What was historically created for individual consumption is now mass produced. Often simply referred to as “tribal,” there is little acknowledgment to its roots or real benefits to artisan makers. Founded in 2014, RedGreen Rivers™ aims to change that.
Hmong people are global citizens living all over the world, but elders say we emigrated from China where the Green River runs and crossed over the Red River to reach Southeast Asia. RedGreen Rivers™ is our roots; it’s our journey.
RedGreen Rivers work with artisan makers, most of whom are women and girls, from the Mekong Region in Southeast Asia. We get to know their stories, learn about their gifts and talents; then, we design, produce, and purchase directly from them in order to bring beautiful items to you.
It’s important to us that you get to know the artisan makers, because they inspire and craft the RedGreen Rivers™ products. When you buy from RedGreen Rivers™ you get a treasure, and you support a maker.
Our products are not mass produced, because we focus on quality and authenticity. We believe that artistic talent born from traditional indigenous designs can create sustainable communities.
Learn more about RedGreen Rivers: https://redgreenrivers.com/
Hemp Textile & Batik
RedGreen Rivers visited the HMong cooperative which works with 150+ women to make hemp textiles and batik using indigenous skills. The women in this cooperative are more empowered because of the support they receive from each other as well as the income generation. One of the founders was named Forbes 50 most influential women in Vietnam (some years ago).
Thai Loom
In Tak Province, Thailand, RedGreen Rivers' learned how to make hemp textile from a family cooperative that has been doing this for generations. We saw the plant, peeled the stalk, processed the fiber into threads, set up the loom and learned to weave using a HMong style loom. It is not easy work and the process takes days and months to produce a piece of cloth. Every inch of the plant is used and turned into something useful.