Sacred Thresholds: Weaving Ritual Spaces with Bibiana Badia

Slow down, stitch, and share a sacred space

Join Spotlight artist Bibiana Badia in “Sacred Thresholds: Weaving Ritual Spaces.” In this workshop, participants will be led through breathing and meditative exercises to ground themselves in the creation of their own personal textile altar. Participants will be led through tactile exploration, embroidery stitches, and the embellishment of their altar, which will be mounted on carved wood. The primary focus will be on intuitive, meditative embroidery, prioritizing the sensory and personal experience over technique or the final product. All materials will be provided, though participants are asked to bring a small, precious object of sentimental value.

Event Details

Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026

Time: 10-11:30am

Location: VMOTA, 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100

VMOTA Members Workshop Fee: $30; Non-Members Workshop Fee: $35

Materials: All provided (fabrics of various colors and textures, embroidery threads, needles, 10 carved wooden pieces with distinct forms, mini embroidery loops, scissors, textile glue, beads), though participants are asked to bring a small, precious object of sentimental value.

The class is limited to 10 participants. Please use our contact page to be put on a waiting list.

About Bibiana

Bibiana Badia (Tijuana, Mexico, b. 1978) lives and works between Tijuana and San Luis Gonzaga, Baja California Norte.

A Mexican painter, draftsman, embroiderer, and sculptor, Bibiana Badia earned a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Universidad Iberoamericana del Noroeste in 2008.

Badia is a self-taught woodcarver who uses symbols of the collective unconscious to create abstract and figurative works, as well as masks to represent worship, popular expression, carnival camouflage, joy, bustle, and freedom in a contemporary way.