In this episode of Clever, Mexican and American artist/designer/maker/activist Tanya Aguiñiga shares with Jaime and Amy what it was like growing up in Tijuana and crossing the US border every day to attend school in the US, how an accidental haircut during her troubled teenage years got her kicked out of the house, and how a dedicated mentor gave her the encouragement she needed to become an artist. She also recounts a few crazy stories featuring a clown, a bull and an eagle. Listen:
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Chair for Ray, 2014, Felted raw wool on Eames Wire Chair, Collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
SHEvening, 2015, Merryspace in Los Angeles
Wearables and home decor
Part of a quipu made with knots tied by border crossing community as part of the AMBOS project.
More Tanya Aguiñiga:
– A day in the life
– Friday Five
from Design Milk http://design-milk.com/listen-episode-13-of-clever-with-tanya-aguiniga/
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