The commissioned textile works created for the Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel were developed as part of the hotel’s larger restoration and reimagining of the historic desert property. Inspired by the surrounding landscape and the quiet atmosphere of Jacumba, the pieces were designed to bring warmth, texture, and a handmade sensibility into the interiors.
Each work was handwoven on a floor loom using cotton and horse tail. The horse tail was woven directly into the structure of the textiles, creating long organic lines, movement, and subtle shifts in texture throughout the work. Rather than functioning as decorative surface elements, the materials became fully integrated into the weave itself, allowing the pieces to exist somewhere between textile and sculpture.
The forms and palette were informed by the desert environment surrounding the hotel—sun-faded wood, dry grasses, earth tones, adobe walls, and the soft light of the high desert. .
Created in conversation with the hotel’s restoration, the project reflects an interest in slow craft, material presence, and site-responsive design. Through traditional weaving techniques and natural materials, the works sought to echo the feeling of Jacumba itself: quiet, tactile, weathered, and deeply connected to place.
The commissioned textile works created for the Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel were developed as part of the hotel’s larger restoration and reimagining of the historic desert property. Inspired by the surrounding landscape and the quiet atmosphere of Jacumba, the pieces were designed to bring warmth, texture, and a handmade sensibility into the interiors.
Each work was handwoven on a floor loom using cotton and horse tail. The horse tail was woven directly into the structure of the textiles, creating long organic lines, movement, and subtle shifts in texture throughout the work. Rather than functioning as decorative surface elements, the materials became fully integrated into the weave itself, allowing the pieces to exist somewhere between textile and sculpture.
The forms and palette were informed by the desert environment surrounding the hotel—sun-faded wood, dry grasses, earth tones, adobe walls, and the soft light of the high desert. .
Created in conversation with the hotel’s restoration, the project reflects an interest in slow craft, material presence, and site-responsive design. Through traditional weaving techniques and natural materials, the works sought to echo the feeling of Jacumba itself: quiet, tactile, weathered, and deeply connected to place.
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