Artist Profile

Guatemala Inspire Shawl
74" $150

Pink Shawl
74" $150

Rainbow Woven Shawls 72x32 $150

You can find Mateo's work in the Group Show at ArtSpace as well as at his wife's (Terese Maineri) booth at Parkville Market. Click here for more information.

Mateo Velasquez Lopez was born in La Estancia de Quiche, El Quiche. Mateo grew up in Santa Cruz del Quiche. He learned to weave at a young age with his father, Filiberto Velasquez Aguilar. Mateo’s father wove traditional Guatemalan corte, or traditional fabric worn as a skirt by indigenous women.

Mateo immigrated to the United States in 2008, with his wife Terese Maineri de Velasquez who served in the Peace Corps in Guatemala. In Connecticut, he constructed the wooden floor loom he used with his father in Santa Cruz.

Now in Connecticut, Mateo adapted his weaving style to use thread found in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The outcome fabric ideal for table runners and scarfs.

Tour Location: Parkville Market, 1400 Park Street

Website: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ceciliaimports/?etsrc=sd

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