Guadalupe in Tonantzins' Jungle
36" h by 23" w
September 2000
Construction:  Commercial and hand-dyed fabric, photo transfer, ribbon, pearls, cording.

Inspiration: Trying to put the contemporary Virgin of Guadalupe into a historical context.  She is the direct descendant the ancient goddess Tonantzin.  

In the Collection of Lunaea Weatherstone
Closeup of the Virgin, note the starry queen of the heavens robe, and the child underneath representing the people of the Americas, holding up the black Aztec moon.