Guragu tessellations inspired by M C Escher riversSize: 104x128cm; 41x50in; 3. 4x4. 1ft Weaver: Faustino Bautista Materials: undyed hand spun wool from San Baltazar chichicapam This rug was made by our elders: the wool was hand spun by the grandmas in the town of Chichicapam and the rug was woven by Faustino, Doa Soledad's husband, she is the local Temazcal healer in town. I went to visit them to take this picture to highlight their work, elders are still very reluctant to having their picture taken
Tiśina holds a BFA in Sustainable Fashion/Textile design
they both have won almost every award that is to be won in the craft scene in Oaxaca and across the country
this tree is called Ya'ax'che which is a ceiba tree that has nine levels in the branches of the sky
the awareness of the Nahual that connects us to nature and the spirit world through our intuition and dreams
both are capable of transforming the world
the word for sister is Bealaā
Weaver: Dionisio de San Miguel del Valle
both patterns have a red diamon in the middle to represent the connection to the ancient seers of the world
Weaver: Lazo Hipólito family
Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Yahutli (tagetes lucida)
These classic colors represents those nahuales that protect our earth from unconscious humans
Aniline dyes on native criollo sheep wool
