Sisters Sonya and Nina Montenegro are illustrators, printmakers, and menders who have been collaborating as The Far Woods Creative Studio since 2013. Rooted in the spirit of repair and the slow craft tradition, their work offers medicine for these modern times of disconnection and despair. They believe in the healing power of slowing down, gathering together, and making things by hand. Their teaching practice emphasizes play, free-flowing creativity, curiosity, and deep exploration.
Their published books include Worry Medicine: Remedies and Rituals for Anxious Times (Amber Lotus, 2025), Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts (Sasquatch, 2020), and A Year in the Garden (Timber Press, 2017).
They are both mothers whose creative lives are nourished by family, sisterhood, and the traditions of making across generations. They are based in the Midwest, where they continue to create books, prints, and experiences that invite people to reconnect with themselves, each other, and the living world. Learn more at thefarwoods.com.
photo: Nina on left, Sonya on right
