Beæz: frog medicine natural dye

Beæz: frog medicine natural dyeSize: 60x100cm; 2x3ft Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with color fast aniline dyes. Hand woven on a Zapotec walking loom of the 16th century style using a 7 threads per inch reed. Weaver: Justino Martnez Mendoza This ancient motif depicts a sacred frog which in our language is called bez. The word for frog is the same word for Jaguar, aplied for referring to newborn babies, chilli seeds, cencers, and many sacred, delicate, powerful

pink and magenta

that is the spiritual realm of humanity

In the Central Valleys of Oaxaca the mountains create a microclimate that capture moisture from both the gulf of Mexico and the Pacific

The rulers in Mayapan actually shape their skulls to look like Jaguars

the Nahual (intuition) and tonal (logic) awareness

Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with colorfast aniline dyes using an exhaustive method

we take care of the infraestructure needs of the village as a community

this is expressed in the subtle balances of the pattern in the four sacred directions

Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool dyed with aniline dyes

pero literalmente

cochineal) for the red

Xiuhquilitl (indigo) Cempasuchitl (Marigold) and an aniline dye for bright green