Home of Mariela Master Weaver Pt. 1
High-quality prints made on 100% cold pressed paper.
5 X 7 Giclée print
Made in Hawai’i
After spending a day with traditional weavers for Teotilán de Valle we spent the evening at the home of Mariela Motilla an Mexican textile artist who transplanted her home studio to el Centro de Oaxaca after spending years in the United States going to school for textile design. Her approach was more modern in that she challenged the designs patterns more so the focus being the sourcing of the products. Her unique designs and bright colors are tastefully displayed around the many spaces of her home. Her work simple yet elegant and utilitarian in that it could be used to dress your dinner table. This image is a memory from the dinner party she hosted for the group. We spoke of art, the power of women, and mixing up tradition with a modern twist.
This is part one of two of the “Oaxaca Series” prints I plan to release. Summer 2019 I fulfilled a personal dream of spending a meaningful immersive experience in Oaxaca. The focus was on learning about the culture and traditions of Las Zapotecas, an indigenous group to Oaxaca. Their passionate form of story telling, artisanal craftsmanship, and genuine respect for every living thing felt refreshing as an American visitor. Being welcomed to dine at the table by families from rural to urban reminded me of the inter connectivity we forget whilst living in the states. From sourcing only natural materials sustainably from the land in the creation of the tejidas to the hand crafted ceramicos with its metaphor tending to the soul as you sift the impurities of the collected earth, to the blessings and connection to spirit when fermenting the maguey over to God in the distillation process of mezcal. The trip for me was not only a dive into tradition, but a dive into soul.