#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld THE SACRED CROP, a painting/poetry series by Waleska Font on the significance of corn in Pre-Columbian Latin America looks at the Venezuelan creation symbolims of maize in VII, OSSEMA. Get the zine and watch her performance at the link in bio.

#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld THE SACRED CROP, a painting/poetry series by Waleska Font on the significance of corn in Pre-Columbian Latin America looks at the Aztec meaning behind maize in VI, SPROUTING HEART. Get the zine and watch her performance at the link in bio.

#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Artist Waleska Font presents THE SACRED CROP, exploring of spiritual significance of 🌽 in Pre-Columbian Latin America.
V, NAKAWE is the 5th painting and poem in the series focused on the Huichol creation story. Download the zine in the bio.

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Artist Waleska Font's THE SACRED CROP series' 4th painting IV, MEN OF CORN looks at the Aztec creation story. Download a PDF of the artist's zine at the link in bio. Artwork commission sponsored by Nancy Ridenour; pix by Virginia Harold.

Each goddess is a vital ingredient in the creation of a tortilla, a staple of Aztec cuisine. #TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture
Pix: Virginia Harold
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Artist Waleska Font's THE SACRED CROP is an exploration of the cultural & spiritual significance of corn in Pre-Columbian Latin America. SISTERHOOD portrays the sacred trinity of 🌽 in Aztec culture: Huixtocíhuatl, Chalchiuhtlicue & Chicomecóatl.

#TheSacredCrop #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Venezuelan artist Waleska Font's THE SACRED CROP is a vibrant exploration of the spiritual significance of corn in Pre-Columbian Latin America through painting & poetry. Cintéotl depicts the Aztec deity of maize & symbol of gender fluidity/duality

#TheSacredCrop recording is online youtu.be/476pL22-fGM?... Explore the deities and spiritual history of precontact Central and South American Indigenous cultures through spoken word and guitar performances 🌽💛🎸🎤
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#TheSacredCrop series by Waleska Font in #KernelsOfCulture @mobotmuseum.bsky.social begins by journeying to the Inca culture with Inti Raymi--the painting captures the essence of the festival dedicated to the sun god, Inti, who was revered for his life-giving power, essential for the growth of corn