Aleteo negro drawing ancient stories

Aleteo negro drawing ancient storiesAleteo Negro 2022 Size: 80x50cm Cristina Huarte Cot, black pottery, silk thread on banana paper. This drawing is part of a series made in collaboration with Cristina Huarte for her Aleteo Negro multimedia project. Cristina draws inspiration from the Legend of Itzapapalotl, an ancient goddess of the Nahua Mythology known as obsidian butterfly; this goddess represents the transformation that comes with darkness and night, she is often represented with a

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I believe that humans have the capability to communicate and fine tune with animals

My dad wanted to weave this spirit rug depicting the river pattern woven with indigo and natural color yarn

Materials and methods: Jute yarns hand dyed with natural dyes such as cochineal

an ancient goddess of the Nahua Mythology known as obsidian butterfly

Our friend Jacinto (81) and his wife Zenaida (76) have been one of these warriors of the earth

Warriors know they are mere mortals living a short existence

everyone relied on this way of perception much more than we do today

There is a river pattern woven with indigo dyes at the foot hill fo the Sacred Mountain Lliea Beats (rocky brother mountain) known in spanish just a Picacho (little peak)

Size: 40x100cm

Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed by Samuel and Leonor with natural dyes: Beè (Dactylopius coccus Costa

The cycle of life pattern was woven the middle of the smiles stripes