Our Compañera: Exaltación

Our Compañera: Exaltación!By Brianna Griesinger, Marketing and Communications Coordinator “Allianchu compañera,” we greet each other in Quechua as we meet in her home community of Huilloc. Exaltación isn’t shy, she may only speak a limited amount of Spanish, but she is eager to answer my questions, as eager as I am to ask them, and to get to know one of our talented artisans even better. Here at Awamaki, we can talk all day about the skill and ability our artisans possess, but it is easy to forget that, yes, while knitting and weaving is a natural part of their...