Star conjunction pinkloveStar conjunction Size: 64x103cm 25x40. 5in Master weaver: Justino Martnez Price at check out shows in Mexican pesos. Materials and methods: yute fiber hand dyed with xiuhqulitl (indigofera sufroticosa). Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed and a wool blend warp. Desing, patterns and symbols. This pattern represents the constellation of scorpio, in our calendar system
and my mom knew it
Did you know that cochineal dyed textiles could last hundreds of years in textiles
Posada probably contributed to the stereotype of the drunk campesinos
he is a cousin of my Abuelo Celestino Lazo Mendoza
The agave pattern in the frame of the rug invites us to uplift our spirit just like the agave shoots up for the sky when it grows its Quiote
I love the work of Michel Garcia and praise the work he is doing for preserving and expanding the knowledge of Natural dyes
Master weaver: Maria Luisa González Pérez
just like the agave symbol it portrays
The eye of the feather snake represents the balance of the four types of awareness found in the human experience: Nahual (dreams
Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed by Samuel Bautista Lazo using natural dyes: Beè (Dactylopius coccus Costa) for shades of red
When my dad grew up they barely used plastic
wading the earth and penetrating into the underworld while making its way to the ocean (ni'is doü) so that it can rise again into the sky world and continue the water cycle
