The earth smiles zapotec rug

The earth smiles zapotec rugThe earth smiles Size: 80x150cm 2. 6x5ft Master weaver: Luis Martnez Price: $4,500 MXN pesos. Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed using Ikat technique using colorfast aniline dyes in an exhaustive bath. 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. Desing, patterns and symbols: The Ikat technique was brought to Mexico by the

Water runs over the steepest precipice and blinks not a lash

Materials and methods:  Criollo sheep wool

This checkered pattern tells us the story of Atahualpa

Tejido a mano en telar de pedal Zapoteco del estilo del siglo XVI adaptado de telares Europeos

such was the life of Emiliano Zapata whose legacy I have explained in a previous post

sacred music

This is a contemporary geometric design with 3D effects and is inpired in the grid blocks of our village

The market is the heart of our village

Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Bèé (cochineal) and Yauhtli (Tagetes lucida)

one breath and we can redefine what an economic and political system we choose to live in

weaving evolved by using sticks on the ground to weave Mecapales (thumplines)

the great spirit of lightning elevates the mountain towards the sky to regulate the lightning and thunder that will bring the rains