This piece is a link in the chain of my Stratigraphy Project, constructed of handwoven fabric dyed with myriad natural dyes. See the color chart in photos. 

It was handwoven on both a warp and weft of naturally dyed merino wool in different weights, it measures 11 wide x 75 inches around. 

Stratigraphy is a deep dive into my physical and ancestral connections to this land. The project began in the summer of 2021 on a slow journey north through the Rocky Mountains to Montana, and back to New Mexico. During this summer we traveled in our 1978 Chinook/2001 tacoma mashup with a camper full of art supplies, dye-pots and Merino wool yarn ready to be dyed. As we traveled I harvested plants and fungi and began my dye exploration and documentation. I found that I was unable to dye as quickly as I could harvest (especially due to the fleeting temporal nature of mushrooms) and so I began to dry many of the dyestuff that I collected to dye with upon my return to New Mexico. In total I dyed with 139 different plants, fungi and one bug (cochineal) to bring Stratigraphy to life.

A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
Three dye charts on a white wall, the edges of the paper have little loops of thread each one of them naturally dyed, next to the thread is written the name of the plant or fungi the dye came from
Dye chart for Stratigraphy project
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz
A white painted mannequin torso wears a handwoven naturally dyed highly textured and fringed loop scarf in soft shades of pink, grey, yellow and tan
Stratigraphy Cowl Part 1 Naturally Dyed Merino Handwoven Cowl by Jeannie Ortiz