Santa Fe, New Mexico Folk Art 2024

I love the idea of functional art in the fact that you can wear our, or you can have something on a water bottle or, you know, like it’s just easier to access. I love that. I mean, it’s, it’s the epitome of folk art for me. So it’s really fun to bring kind of a different little branch was also organic. It wasn’t like, you know what, I’m going to start a painting business. But you know, I named the brand called @MexiModern, which is just a total whim like pick the first font that I liked. I was like, sure, that looks good. Let’s make a logo, blah, blah, blah. And it has progressed. And I’m so stoked how it’s like turned into a brand and a thing. And, you know, with the textiles, it’s really wonderful also with the advent of Etsy and that they make that easy for sellers and makers to really get out a product to the masses and make it makes that easy, which is nice for me because I don’t know a bunch about shipping, you know, like a Etsy, thank you. I’m gonna press the button done right.

Jessie Baca is a working artist living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work is inspired by Otomi textiles and showcases whimsical flora and fauna. As a fourth generation artist, she has always been obsessed with painting on anything BUT canvas. After serving her community as a destination event planner for 14 years, she was at a crossroads when the COVID pandemic hit and live events came to a grinding halt. As an entrepreneur, she knew something had to shift if she wanted to keep food on the table.