"I learned to weave in the traditional Rio Grande style in Medenales, New Mexico in 1978. After learning these vertical, horizontal and angular weaving techniques, I chose not to compete with existing Hispanic and Native American traditional designs, but to interpret these skills into my own original style. I use two harness tapestry looms, weave with 100% wool, and use natural and chemical dyes to color the wool. I gather plants and flowers for dyes such as marigolds, sunflowers and onion skins. I also dye with other natural substances such as indigo, madder root, logwood and cochineal.

Having been raised in Northern New Mexico, I am inspired by and constantly drawn to the outdoors by the natural forms, shapes and colors. I interpret these colors and shapes into abstract or realistic pictoral tapestries, or into geometric and asymmetrical patterns. The hand-dyed colors blend and grade into one another, giving a painterly quality to the work. The abstracted landscapes that I weave provide viewers with a sense of the spiritual and emotional values that I feel when surrounded by natural beauty. I strive for harmony and balance within the boundaries provided by the framework of the loom, the wool and the process of weaving."

-Robin Reider