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Aurora Martinez

Aurora Martinez, El Corazón y el Águila (The Heart and The Eagle), 2024.
Aurora Martinez with her husband Frank

Aurora Martinez was born in Center, Colorado. She is retired from a career in public school teaching. She came to colcha embroidery through the San Luis stitching group in 2017, and grew up around the women in Center that participated in the Artes del Valle group that worked at the San Juan Arts Center in La Garita. Her mother-in-law is the artist Lydia Martinez.