Root to Rise: New mural celebrates Mexican dance, culture

Painter and fiber artist Christen Mattix spent more than three years knitting a rope of yarn that eventually traveled from a bench on Fairhaven's South Hill to Taylor Dock on Bellingham Bay. The project wasn't just a temporary art installation. Knitting in public was also a way for Mattix to meet neighbors and engage with people on more than a surface level. It's part of what led her to describe herself as a “social practice artist” — an ethos that was once again front and center when s