The Women of Ajkem'a Loya and their breathtaking creations

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September 3, 2009
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The Women of Ajkem’a Loya and their breathtaking creations

Additional view of Mayda’s sizable beach tote

Mayda showcasing her accomplished beach bag.

Catharina modeling Ruths bag

Additional view of Sandra’s bag

Sandra’s intricate Bag with leather accents and inserts

Closer view of Catharina’s bag

Catharina’s fun and colorful handbag

Close view of Hilda’s gorgeous bag

Hilda with her creative textured pouch.

Telma’s neutral toned handbag

Romelia’s beautifully handcrafted bag w/leather strap and bottom

Back view of Gloria’s bag

Gloria and her beautiful bag

the first prototype tracksuit

February 23, 2009

Summer 2011 in San Lucas Toliman

September 17, 2011

We created a new class in the Design & Management program in the School of Design Strategies to run in Fall 2011; Small Business Enterprise: DEED. The goal of this

The product line of Ajkem’a Loy’a for F’11

September 17, 2011

Product Workshop: Design & Fabrication

June 10, 2008

Candice, Eileen, Jeremy, Stacy, Trey started off their first workshop with everyone sharing the clothing and accessories they had been asked to bring along and explain why the brought them.

Giving Indigenous Girls in Guatemala the Chance to Reach Their Full Potential by Supporting Their Education

August 14, 2009

Mayan girls and young women in Guatemala are triply disenfranchised by their youth, their gender and their ethnicity. At the age of 12 they are taken out of school to

Participatory Photography Project

December 20, 2008

I traveled to Guatemala in April 2008 to meet with Ajkem’a Loy’a and plan the summer collaboration. I was given the task to document my visit through photography so that