Mayan Astrological Birth Month symbols Handmade by Master Mexican Folk Artist

Description: These Mayan Astrological Birth day/month symbols are composed of bone power & resin then painted with natural pigments made of minerals & other natural materials found in the Yucatan in the tradition of the Maya. Hieroglyph name = 8 Mol Symbol is for birthday between May 21st-Jun 9th Size of pendant = 7/8 inch x 5/8 inch Length of adjustable necklace rope= 7 3/8 inch - 17 inches Hand crafted by Master Mexican Folk Artist Patricia Martin Morales & Family. I travelled to the Yucatan in search of Mayan Artisans and was lucky to be introduced to this Master Artist & her Husband & Sons whom are all a team of artist that create replicas of Mayan Pottery and also their original creations. Their home has a small front building which serves as the store then in the back is their workshop where I was lucky enough to see works in progress and also see all the natural paints, tools, etc. Patricia herself showed me how she was producing a pigment from the leaves on her property and I was able to see her husband and sons working on replicas that had been ordered from a museum...yes their works are found in museums around the world. Pre-Hispanic ceramic objects from the Yucatán Peninsula provide ample evidence that the Mayas were superb potters. Many of these pieces offer tantalizing glimpses of their ancient worldview through their ico-nography, which is today recreated in the town of Muna, a small, traditional town south of Mérida. In the workshop Los Ceibos-Arte Maya, master ceramist PATRICIA MARGARITA MARTiN MORALES (1967) engages her skill in pottery and her artistry in rendering pictorial imagery on vessels and dishes that evoke the artistic expressions of her ancestors through complex designs telling stories of life and rituals among the ancient Mayas. In the Los Ceibos atelier, Patricia, with more than thirty years of experience making ceramic re-creations, works to "make my past present at the moment of creating my pieces." This desire become her trade when a master ceramist from Chiapas came to Muna; her brother, Rodrigo Martín Morales learned to model clay, making different sorts of vessels. By watching him, Patricia first became interested in painting pieces and then in making them, as she explored ancient iconography through books on archaeology. The entire family collaborates on this work. Her husband, MARTÍN JULIÁN MAGAÑA NEGRÓN (1969), throws the vessels on a potter's wheel; their sons, JULIÁN (1993) and ADRIÁN (1997) model Jaina-style figurines, which have become their specialty; her brother RODRIGO (1962) also makes figurines; and master craftswoman Patricia gives the final touch with the painted decoration. The workshop stands out for the production of pieces for everyday use and for ritual purposes that faithfully recreate the splendor of pre-Hispanic Classic period (A.D. 250-900) Maya ceramics. She works primarily in two styles: the black-and-white "codex style" and polychrome decoration using red, orange, and green, using mineral pigments they collect in the vicinity of Muna. They gather clay every two years near the archaeological zone of Palenque in Chiapas. After sifting the powdered clay and kneading it, when it reaches the proper consistency, in the case of vessels and dishes it is shaped on a manual kick-wheel and left to dry. A finer coating of the same clay is applied, then several coats of slip, followed by the drawing of Maya motifs or scenes with extremely fine brushes and natural colors. Then comes the smoothing and burnishing, rubbing the surfaces with quartz pebbles, to finally fire them in a wood- or gas-burning kiln.

Price: 20 USD

Location: Palmdale, California

End Time: 2024-11-09T20:44:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD