Eyes of the Weaver

Cristina Ortega has taught elementary school in New Mexico for twenty-five years. Patricio E. Garcia exhibited in a one-artist show at the Governor's Gallery in Santa Fe.

"Readers will be thoroughly enchanted by the author's portrayal of her real-life grandfather, whose quite and loving encouragement is conveyed with great tenderness. Garcia's beautiful oil pastels brim with cozy luminescence and inviting southwestern warmth." "This is a wonderful story to share with your children or grandchildren..." "YA? lovely bilingual story...Patricio Garcia's gorgeous, textured pastel illustrations evoke Chimayo's bare beauty and its textures inside and out." ""The Eyes of the Weaver.."is a treasure of heritage and story, richly illustrated by the evocative pastels of the late Patricio Garcia." ""The Eyes of the Weaver" captures the magic between master weaver Juan Melquiades Ortega and his granddaughter, Cristina Ortega." "[A] lovely bilingual story...Patricio Garcia's gorgeous, textured pastel illustrations evoke Chimayo's bare beauty and its textures inside and out." "Throughout the story, Christina learns values many adults have yet to learn, such as the importance of spending time with one's elders, patience and the beauty of heritage. Reading "The Eyes of the Weaver" aloud to a child is a fabulous way to teach self esteem and bilingual skills."