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Embark on a journey into the heart of AltaToro's bespoke art collection with the enchanting "Peyote" piece by Yolanda Diaz Medina and Maximino. 🌅 This extraordinary creation, capturing the transition from night to day, holds a profound story woven by the hands of local artists in Mexico City.
🌐 Our owners personally flew to Mexico City, where they commissioned this masterpiece from a talented group of local artists. The process took approximately four months, with meticulous attention to detail evident in every bead and thread. What makes this artwork even more exceptional is the artists' unique creative process—they engage in a spiritual practice by consuming peyote, the sacred cactus central to Huichol culture, before embarking on the creative journey. This ritual is believed to enhance their connection with the spiritual realm and infuse the artwork with profound meaning.
🌵 Let's delve into the intriguing process behind Peyote art, deeply rooted in the Huichol culture of western central Mexico. Peyote, a cactus containing mescaline, a classic psychedelic chemical, has been used by Native North Americans for religious purposes for over 5,000 years. Influenced by visions from the peyote experience, Huichol artists employ a unique technique. They cover canvas with a fine coat of beeswax and then meticulously fix beads or yarn, creating objects adorned with vibrant colors, motifs, and figures representing elements from their spiritual world—deer, peyote plants, flowers, corn, snakes, lizards, birds, suns, moons, and more.
🍽️ Join us in celebrating the convergence of culinary excellence and cultural artistry. Each piece at AltaToro has a story, and we invite you to be a part of the vibrant tales that make our space truly exceptional.
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