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I came home from San Miguel in July 2025 with a peg loom in my hands and a bigger question in my head: how do you teach people to weave when you only have one loom? The answer came in August 2025, from the Bisbee Arts Commission. photo credit: Fernando Serrano A $500 Community Arts Grant - not a huge number on paper, but it was exactly enough to fabricate our first set of frame looms! I brought the idea to Dale Miller, and together we built twenty-five of them. Simple, humble

The story of a gifted loom, a teacher in San Miguel de Allende, and the weaving journey that led to a piece in Mexico's presidential collection.

video credit: Daniela Dawson There’s a song by Orville Peck called “Queen of the Rodeo.” It’s about chasing something you love - even when it’s hard, even when it doesn’t pay out the way you hoped. It’s about the act of pursuit itself as a kind of dignity. That’s where the name comes from. And honestly, that’s what the brand is. I’m Fernando - a queer Mexican-American artist from Naco, Sonora, a small border town split down the middle by a wall. Growing up binational meant gr

Introducing Border Loomers by Fernando Serrano I want to tell you about a project that has become one of the most important things I do. Border Loomers is a binational fiber arts initiative rooted in the US-Mexico border region. We offer free, bilingual community workshops in traditional Mexican weaving to communities in Bisbee, AZ, Douglas, AZ, Naco, Arizona, Naco, Sonora, and Agua Prieta, Sonora. No experience needed. No cost. Just show up. That's the simple version. Here's