From the Spanish word amarra to bind, to fasten, to secure against drift.
In ranch vernacular, the act of tying off a line.
In textile terms, the rhythm of hand-wrapping.
In architecture, the tension point that binds structure.
In early desert missions and ranches, bindings held beams, reins, tools, shelter.
Wrapping was survival. Wrapping was devotion.
Amarra articulates this language through repetition, tension, and geometry.
The Amarra Series draws from frontier saddlery and devotional handwork where cord, leather, and fiber were wrapped not only for strength, but for permanence.
Each gesture is both motif and reinforcement.
