Guatemalan Textiles: A Culture of Color

Anyone who knows me associates me with bright, vivid, colors.  I wear them; I paint with them; most of my ATCs stand out by their color; my house and furnishings are full of them.  Combine this life-long love of color with my deep connection to folk and indigenous art and cultures, and an invitation to a Guatemalan textile exhibit was something I couldn't possibly turn down.  I wish I had made note of the man's name who travels deep into Guatemala to buy these weavings from the indigenous women who make them.  I wish I'd taken notes on the history of their culture and of his travels so I could share some of his fascinating stories of the decades he has spent getting to know these people, and in some cases supporting entire families.  But I didn't.  Instead, here is a photo essay of one Central American culture shown through color and fabric.

   

If I am ever set loose in a country or marketplace that has these hand-woven colors for sale, I'm not sure I can be held responsible.

 

Comments

[endment]

Oh they are so lovely!!! they simply glow

[PJ]

Gorgeous colors! an exhibit of the Molas were at the Musuem here in San Diego....just glorious walking through all the colors...oh, and the stitches! How fun watching your baby birds in your yard!

[Pattie T.]

OMG! GORGEOUS! Well, even if you didn't remember the man's name or take notes, you came away with fabulous pictures! Wow!