About Paulina Otero

Paulina Otero is a Mexican Fiber artist and jewelry designer who focuses on making wearables and tufted wall hangings that are abstract representations of her experiences in her home country, Mexico. She references home by using colors, forms and textures inspired by architecture, nature and traditional textiles. ‍ Paulina has a major interest in combining industrial and domestic materials such as yarn, felt, wood, and plexiglass to inspire a desire to touch. By combining all of these elements she expresses her feelings of nostalgia towards a particular time and place during her childhood. ‍ Paulina has exhibited her work in places like the St. Louis Art Guild, The Yeiser Art Center and The Appalachian Center of Craft . She has also developed a jewelry brand that has been sold in local venues such as The Kemper Museum, Dear Society and Dear Collective. Paulina Otero is currently based out of Kansas City Missouri and Cancun, Mexico.Read their story