Dixzaá: words from the clouds contemporary rugSize: 95x134cm Weaver: Luis Lazo Materials and methods. Criollo sheep wool, fine yarns and details of hand spun silk from San Pedro Cajonos hand dyed with natural dyes: Xiuhqulitl (indigo), Zacatlaxcalli (Cuscuta tinctoria), Yauhtli (Tagetes lucida), Cempasuchitl, Be (Cochineal), Yaagshi (Mule fat) and black sapote. Woven on a 10 threads per in reed on a Zapotec loom of the XVI century style using cotton warp. Design, Patterns and Symbols. This rug is
This abstract design represents the diamond that is found in the skin of many snakes
The rug depicts the cycle of life and the eye of the feather snake encircled in a ritual of candles and smile stripes
This pattern derives from the diamond shape of the rattlesnake skin
a book of Toltec knowledge
if a fire grows too big they ring the bell and call the community in for help
This rug depicts the symbol of venus (the half diamond) followed by Quetzalcoatl's cross
the effects of smiling on the brain and health of individuals is well researched and documented by now
wild flowers and beans
as well as the Aztec Empire and its pochtecas
Leaft cutter red ants are the first farmers
May the earth heal and may the cosmic awareness of our higher purpose in life illuminate our governors and society for the great rebalancing of the forces of life
Laanií therefore is the celebration of the dates and names according to the ancient calendars in which deities and people were celebrated and named in the day on which they were born according to the calendar
