Born and raised in Ocotlan de Morelos in the State of Oaxaca, Margarita has been an artisan for over 20 years. Hand-embroidery is her specialty, for which she has won several regional and state-level awards in Oaxaca, Mexico.  We met Margarita via cellphone during the start of the pandemic. We were inspired to create hand-embroidered masks in response to the pandemic. Our