Affinity is a custom piece handwoven on a warp of organic cotton-linen with a weft of hand dyed raw silk. Into the piece were woven designs of three blades of grass, double interlocking rings and a bird in flight. Into the fringe were twined a menagerie of glass, bone, wood, clay and cowrie shell beads.

handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown with a double ring design in the middle
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
details of woven grass on handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
details of a double interlocking ring design handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown with a bluebird design woven into it
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz - Bird detail
a beaded fringe detail of handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz - beaded fringe detail
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
a fringe detail of handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz - fringe detail
a beaded fringe detail of handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz - beaded fringe detail
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz
handwoven raw silk fabric with a textured diamond pattern in shades of blue, warm sunset and white-straw-brown
Affinity Handwoven Art Yardage by Jeannie Ortiz