From Basketry to Beadwork

Artist Molly Pesata on her beloved Jicarilla Apache heritage

Photo by Colton Pesata-Monarco

Molly Pesata is a fourth-generation basket-weaver. At least, this is what she can say for certain, based on her own memories.

“I learned the art of basketry mainly watching my mother, my grandmother, my great-grandmother,” she recalls. “I’m not sure who my great-grandmother learned from…