Yaag Chei: tree of life Color:Blue background 1

Yaag Chei: tree of life Color:Blue background 1Size: 60x100cm; 2x3ft Master Weaver: Samuel Bautista Lazo Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool spun in the mills of the Batalla family in Tianguistengo. Hand dyed yarns by Leonor Lazo using natural dyes: B (Dactylopius Coccus), Yauhtli (Tagetes lucida), Xiuhquilitl (Indigofera Suffroticosa) Cempasuchitl (Marigold). Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed and wool

Sparkling threads for detailing

The Calaveras of this style were made popular by the Cartoonist Jose Guadalupe posadas as part of a language that made political commentary against the regime of Porfirio Díaz and to analyse different aspects of society

the sacred geometry that encodes part of who we are as units of information that is expressed in physical and intangible ways (emotions

Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Bèé (cochineal) for pink and Xiuquilitl (indigo) for blue

In the right upper corner

Then we have a cycle of life that curls inwards to represent that inner journey and internal struggle to find our true face and true heart

Additional notes

the jaguar and the speech

You can also buy a ticket by Venmo @SamBaLa

chilli seeds and incence holder with sounds that sound similar to jaguar

yet to be matured

Weaver: Mario Bautista Martínez