Leonor: the life of a warrior blueSize: 80x130cm; 32x51in Master weaver: Celestino Bautista Lazo Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Be (Dactylopius coccus Costa, cochineal), Xiuhquilitl (indigofera suffroticosa), Pomegranate (ochhre), Cempasuchitl (yellow) and natural black wool. 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
so it is undoubtedly Matriarchal to call the sun Shaán
We use steam for our temazacal healing where the four elements become harmonized to create steam for healing
The eye of the feather snake diamond has a moth symbol in the middle to signify knowledge and wisdom brought by night and darkness
My Auntie Maria lost her husband when he was in his early 50s
to the south it points to the Serpent constellation and to the north to the Canis Major which in our cultures has the shape of a bird
Some policitians embraced the idea of the sponge city
we say Zapata vive
Pecans for grey/tan color
There is also a warrior life cycle symbol to represent the warrior spirit needed during this long walks and migration routes following the Great Blue Heron
Each color block of these rhombus represent an "energy line" or a wave lenght if you will
Perhaps our logic brains need all the equations and meassurement pharaphenalia to understand physics that we can readily perceive if reset our preconceived ideas of how reality should look like
snakes depend on the sun to regulate their body temperature
