Toltecayotl: the flowered path escher

Toltecayotl: the flowered path escherSize: 80x300cm; 2. 6x10ft Weaver: Azucena M. Contreras Gonzales Materials ans methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with colorfast aniline dyes using an exhaustive method. Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed. Weaver: Azucena Contreras Gonzales Price: 600 USD Free 3 day DHL shipping. Patterns and symbols. This rug starts with smiles to remind us that laughing and

at last he killed the Moon Goddess and after dyeing they all returned to the sky where they are still to this day

I have been playing with this idea since 2007 before I left to study for my PhD in Sustainable Manufacturing

This balance is brought about by looking at the world from the eye of the feather snake

the fifth pointed cross that finds its center in the balance and harmony of the four directions

instead of using pesticides against this plague our local enthomofagy culture considers the agave worm a delicacy for our cuisine and since the 1940s was added to Mezcal bottles to impart a characteristic flavor but more as a marketing gimmick than to sell mezcal to tourists

Quezalcoatl spoke about their misfortune and the rabbit understood

the jagaur bridges the sky world and the underworld on earth

I love the work of Michel Garcia and praise the work he is doing for preserving and expanding the knowledge of Natural dyes

Children and elders share a particular bond because children

The other set of patterns is the warrior life cycle symbol that remind us that we should always do the best we can in every situation and embrace death as our councelor

we make milpa with corn

Colors: cochineal (dark red and pink) indigo (blue and blue-gray)