ABOUT LITA LOVESTONE
The first moment I stood before a loom, I knew. Not as a passing interest or a creative experiment — as a life's calling. I didn't want to dabble in weaving. I wanted to be a weaver, completely and for good.
That was twenty-five years ago. I haven't looked back.
I work on traditional floor looms using all-natural fibers, creating large-scale wall pieces and wearable art that live somewhere between fine art and sacred object. What draws me to weaving — what has always drawn me — is the particular combination of artistry and technicality that converges in every single pass of the shuttle. The process is endlessly fascinating: taking a collection of yarn and coaxing it into cloth, making something structural and also alive. It tickles my brain in all the right ways, and I sincerely hope my pieces bring some of that delight into your world too.
I came to this practice through rigorous training, completing a four-year Master Weaver certificate program in Massachusetts before years of making and exhibiting across Costa Rica, Guatemala, the United States, and now Mexico, where I've been based in San Miguel de Allende since 2022. But the credential matters less to me than the devotion. In a world of mass production and disposable objects, I feel a genuine calling to make the opposite — cloth filled with intention, made one thread at a time, designed to carry meaning long after it leaves my hands.
My work is rooted in layers of intention. Some pieces carry encoded meaning literally woven into the structure — words, prayers, and mantras translated into pattern, present in the fabric whether or not the eye can find them. Others explore sacred geometry, combining handwoven textiles with geometric forms that have held meaning across cultures for millennia. Every piece moves between meticulous planning and spontaneous discovery: I design with precision before I ever set foot at the loom, and then I leave room for the unexpected — because that space between structure and improvisation is where the most alive work happens.
I make wall pieces and wearable art that blur the line between fine art and craft, between the contemporary and the timeless. Each one is one of a kind. Each one is made for someone who believes that what surrounds them matters.
Original works, commissions, and collaborations welcome.