Laadi bishií: tie dye rug handwoven

Laadi bishií: tie dye rug handwovenSize: 60x100cm; 2x3ft Weaver: Dionisio from San Miguel del Valle Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool yarn in natural color blends, handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed. The finished rug was tie dyed with Xiuhquilitl (indigofera suffruticosa). Patterns and symbols: rows of the cycle of life pattern.

This great slowdown of the industrial production and consumption systems due to the COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how much the earth need restoring and all it takes is for us to do nothing

in return the bean plant fixes nitrogen on the soil

As much as we inherit DNA we also inherit thoughts

the best gift we can give or receive is to share our selves and our life's experiences with others

I read an astronomer speculate about this idea being a reflection of the magnetic effects of the sun on earth

the feather snake

Yagshi[i (seep willow) and Xiuhquilitl (indigo)

The eye of the feather snake represents the balance of the four types of awareness found in the human experience: Nahual (dreams

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

Materials: criollo sheep wool dyed with indigo

I believe we can leverage the positive potential of our current technologies if put to good use

Patterns and symbols: Sha'a guiibaà translates as sky for us