Galriguiit: dancing shapes natural dyed rugSize: 60x100cm; 2x3ft Weaver: Elia (mom) and Javier (son) Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Yagshi (seep willow), Yauhtli (tagetes lucida), Xiuhquilitl (indigo) Cempasuchitl (Marigold). 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. We asked Elia to make an abstract design is
tagetes lucida and coffee/cochineal
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The escence of life will remain dormant and protected in the oceans of the world
I have been playing with this idea since 2007 before I left to study for my PhD in Sustainable Manufacturing
The bird and the snake are very ancient symbols that illustrate a deep understanding of the forces of life that make our existence possible in this earthly plane of the four directions
This rug depicts the fifth pointed cross in a way that it expands the four directions internally (a diamond withing a cross) and externally by reaching to other fifth pointed crosses acrross the land and linking them wiht a path of light (knowledge) and love (support)
hares and many other animals
You could think of a mountain of smiles
The eye of the feather snake represents the balance of the four types of awareness found in the human experience: Nahual (dreams
This tree grows well along the rivieras of the Zapotec nation and played an important role in the commerce of the Anawak (Ancient Mexico) so that is probably why our people became known as the Zapotec people by the Mexica nation
In the area called "Meso-America" we refer to the Nort "American" continental plate as #Anawak
nahual (dreams
