Remembering Richard Enzer – Part 2
by Susanna Starr
Although pretty much wild and crazy, Richard was also very charming and convincing. There was very little that could be further from our minds than entering into a partnership with him. But Richard was firmly convinced that he needed to develop the Line of the Spirit beyond where it was at the time and that we would be the perfect partners because of our history in the village and relationship with the weavers. So, he sweet talked us into it!
After the agreement was signed and we were officially partners, we left for Mexico and showed up, as agreed, at Richard’s house in the city of Oaxaca. A party was going on. We were soon to learn that he always was surrounded by an entourage, mostly of artists, musicians and various other assorted people, some Mexican nationals, some friends from the States and some new friends he would make on a steady basis. Richard was enthusiastic about having us stay with him, but we quickly realized that we would need a place of our own. We would join him in the rounds in the village each day, but maintained a life that was a little less involved with other people.
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The team also included Miriam, a lovely young woman who quickly became a friend. She was the liaison person who handled all the money as well as distributing what was needed to the weavers working on the project. And then there was Alta Gracia, the dye-maker. Richard had spent quite a lot of time working with her with his sleeves rolled up, at the dye-pots. She was an important part of the team since the vibrant colors that she hand-mixed over an open fire were a cornerstone of the Line of the Spirit weaving collection.
Those were exciting and intense days, weeks and months we spent together with Richard and all the various people in our circle. Every day we would pick up Miriam and go to Sergio’s house where his wife, Thomasa would be stirring a pot of atole or coffee and feeding the babies. Then we’d make the rounds. That meant visiting each and every weaver working on the Line of the Spirit project, spending time with them as they worked on the loom, going over the designs and the colors to be used. It was an amazing and inspiring time, and we would often return to Oaxaca after dark, exhausted but elated. Richard exuded energy and it was hard for him to stop and call it a day when he was in the rhythm of working with the weavers. We would also spend part of the day with Alta, discussing the dyes and the nuances of the colors. She was a consummate artist at the dye pots.
Everyone loved Richard, his enthusiasm, his willingness to work with each of them, imparting his vision to them and appreciating his pleasure with what they were producing. When pieces would come off the loom, they would be carried back to Richard’s house where we would examine each weaving, inspecting and admiring them. There was always an intimate connection between us, the team of Sergio, Miriam and Alta and, of course, the individual weavers and their families, including the children who seemed to delight in our visits. Now, twenty years later, many of the original weavers are still working on the Line of the Spirit and some of those children have joined the project, having become excellent weavers in their own right.