Gueéch bishiuű: flowers of the desert natural dyed rug

Gueéch bishiuű: flowers of the desert natural dyed rugThis rug was woven by my mom Leonor Lazo Gonzalez; I helped her to weave it a little bit whenever I had a break from farmwork. It was woven in the traditional style of the Benizaa people, the main symbol is the eye of the feather serpent that becomes awaken when we live a balanced life. Our elders teach us that balance and harmony is the source of love and wisdom. Size: 80x150 cm 2. 5x5 ft

In that state

All ancient governors in our culture were high Shamans trained in all the fine arts and advanced sciences of the time

they are expert natural dyers and dye mostly with cold based techniques

quetzal plumage

Yauhtli (Tagetes Lucida

when she was a young child her parents died and because she was very poor she and her sister would forage edible wild plants in the forest to feed themselves

just like the Macaw bird we depend on the balance of the water cycle for our milpa to flourish and the tree of life to keep alive

playful and full of life

our ancestors developed and refined agriculture

Use indigenous knowledge appropriately and with respect

Five times the synodic period of Venus (5 x 584 days) is 2

These days Silicon Valley is a place on earht that is shaping the world with is economic and technological precense