Last Friday, I walked over to the B&B, El Diablo y la Sandía and walked into the highlands of Chiapas.
It was the first of a 3-day expoventa of textiles by El Camino de los Altos
and Chamuchic, two weaving collectives from Chiapas. Their colors and designs are sophisticated and I wanted them all!
Alas, the budget limited me to two pillow covers that have joined two solid colored brocaded covers that I bought at a similar expoventa a year and a half ago.
I think they look great under my beautiful poncho woven by Amalia Martínez Casas.
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I would’ve lost control, surrounded by so much textile loveliness! You exhibited so much will-power….. 🙂
I only brought a limited amount of cash with me and… there is always the next time they are in town. 😉
Fabulous colours and designs! I bought some last year in Chiapas and they apparently collaborated with a French designer to get the colors just perfect. Enjoy!
Yes, it is a collaboration between French designers and Mayan women from various municipalities in Chiapas. Have you seen this article in Hand/Eye? http://handeyemagazine.com/content/el-camino-de-los-altos#3
just Stunning ! – Thank you for this post and the gorgeous photos of textiles. yum 🙂
they do I love the beautiful poncho and also how you have displayed it in your home. ace. Giles Peterson, curator
Thank you, giles. I love displaying textiles as art!
The weavers of Oaxaca could take a lesson from these weavers of Chiapas. Their colors are more adaptable to modern decorating color schemes. As a frequent traveler to Oaxaca I am tired of seeing the same color combinations everywhere. Yellow/blue orange/yellow green/yellow……. I often wonder why the textile museum doesn’t help the weavers move into the 21St century with more modern colors. I will be traveling to Chiapas in January and I can hardly wait to see the textiles.
Bev, as I mentioned above to Aleksandra, Camino de los Altos is a collaboration between French designers and Mayan women from various municipalities in Chiapas. There is an article in Hand/Eye that describes how they work together. In Oaxaca, the shop, Baules de Juana Cata, has designs that exhibit modern sophistication, but they are pricey!
I’m glad I saw these in real life, as they were fantastic! I love the ones you chose.