Liis Becear: bee hive wool rugSize: 190x290cm; 6. 2x9. 5ft Materials and Methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with color fast aniline dyes. Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed. Weaver: Jesus Gonzlez Patterns and symbols: the hexagonal arrangement is inspired in the bee's honey comb and in the same hexagonal shapes from cristal rocks found around the sacred mountain, guardian of our village. Our
If we were to live life as it every moment could be our last moment on earht we would bring the best of ourselves and achieve great feats not only in survival mode but in every day life
it often leads to insights and deep understanding of our surroundings
Our only true tools in our spiritual journey are flowers (beauty
they both have won almost every award that is to be won in the craft scene in Oaxaca and across the country
but it goes deeper than that
life and love
We titled this rug Lucy in a Sky of Diamonds to refer to the counter culture of the sixties and the role that psychedelics changed the status quo and fueled new ideas for a better world
Venus transformation from mornign star to evening star represents a life cycle with a 50 day pilgrimage to the underworld of darkness and uknowns to emerge from it bringing light (knowledge) at the end of the day as an evening star
For our ancestors all life was energy and we could relate to matter in terms of energy awareness
a national award winner in textile weaving competitions
living life fully present
Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Yauhtli (tagetes lucida)
