Oaxacan geometry water

Oaxacan geometry waterSize: 61x61cm; 24x24in Master weaver: Cristobal Hiplito Lazo Materials and methods: Criollo sheep wool spun at the mills of Tianguistengo hand dyed in an exhaustive aniline dye bath for colorfastness. 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. This conteporary style rug depicts shapes and colors from the central

in November

agave hearts were cooked to eat and their fibers were spun into twines and ropes

Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles

The woven word creates the reality that we percieve in the awake world

Design patterns and symbols: this rug depicts the water pattern

It is a time to reconnect with the earth and the ancient wisdom that our elders remember

When they grew up

One of the symbols she used is the warrior life cycle symbol that has five steps in the spiral and reaches 104 years old

May we transition from an ecocidal modernity to a restorative society that seeks the elevation of the human spirit and needs to focus more on the immaterial aspects of life that make our lives more worth living

These classic colors represents those nahuales that protect our earth from unconscious humans

Stare at it for a few minutes and then close you eyes and meditate in the balance of the left and right side of our awareness

Perhaps what our ancestors understood is that before the big bang there was this singularity where all the cosmos was condensed into divine matter that choose to create itself as the universe that we perceive today