Bèè shaa guiíba'a: a bug in the sky living roomSize: 60x100cm; 2. x3ft Weaver: Justino Martnez Mendoza Price: 250USD Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Be (Dactylopius coccus Costa, cochineal) and Xiuhquilitl (indigofera suffroticosa) . Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed and wool rayon blend for warp. Design, patterns and symbols. This rug is inpired from the ancient idea that
that must have triggered something in Frida because she didn't take it well and ended up shouting at her students and kicking them out of the place telling them she has no children
The sacred frogs and toads have been "discovered" by the modern world and I see them everywhere on the internet being sold as a healing experience for every illness that human kind can suffer
Our rug #weavingtradition is alive and #vibrant
If you buy copal you must make sure that is coming from sustainable and ethical sources and that you use it consciously for the most sacred aspects of life and death
it often leads to insights and deep understanding of our surroundings
Quetzalcoatl was wandering in the desert doing a pilgrimage to a Tollán (sacred site)
Colorfast aniline dyes for the red and tans hand dyed in exhaustive dye vat
Weaver: Gregorio Gutierrez
The central diamond figure represents the Eye of the Feathered snake
Hand woven on a Zapotec walking loom of the 16th century style using a 7 threads per inch reed
named Monte Albán because of its apparent resemblance to the Alban Hills in Italy
Indigenous people in this continent have maintained traditional fire burns to tend the land and prevent the overacumulation of organic matter that fuels wild fires
