Verónica is of the Mixtec culture of the Lower Mixteca of the Chica Coast of Oaxaca and proudly declares Mixtec as her native language with Spanish as her adoptive one.

She specializes in Huipiles and textiles made with the color purple, a very special color, making the pieces ancestral and magical. Artisans in this region obtain the color purple through a special seashell found in the coast of this speci c region. The rest of the colors used are also obtained naturally such as indigo, cochineal, walnut, and zacapal.

Veronica represents her artisanal group of back strap loom weavers called Jiñi Ñuu. With this group, Veronica helps other artisans obtain raw material which then help improve their workshops. Through these better-equipped workshops, the artisanal groups hope to persuade their indigenous comrades to not immigrate to the United States. Veronica and her group also work to rescue the Mexican coyuche cotton, the only one of its kind in the world because of its unique dark beige color. Stories claim that the kings of Spain would request this color alongside brown cotton to be used for their royal attire.

Fine Embroidered Cotton Huipiles & Belts