Her practice challenges long-standing assumptions about gender and labor within traditional weaving. Strength, in Lidia’s work, is expressed through control, patience, and precision. Every movement is deliberate; every thread placed with clarity and purpose. The textiles that emerge from her loom reflect this balance—structure and softness, discipline and intuition. Documenting Lidia’s process offered an intimate view into a living practice that continues to evolve from within. In Comalapa, weaving is not preserved as something static or symbolic, but sustained as an active, adaptive form of expression—one shaped by women like Lidia, who carry tradition forward by inhabiting it fully.

RB Curated is an interiors brand founded by Regan Billingsley, whose work is rooted in cultural preservation, ethical collaboration, and the belief that true luxury is defined by heritage and human connection. Through long-term partnerships with artisan communities across Guatemala and Latin America, RB Curated creates limited-edition pieces that honor traditional techniques while supporting the people and environments that sustain them. As part of this documentary project, we traveled to each of the communities where RB Curated works, spending time within the spaces where creation happens daily. In every location, we photographed artisans inside their homes and workshops—personal environments where family life and craft coexist—allowing the documentation to reflect not only the objects, but the lived realities, rhythms, and atmospheres behind them.