Muertos Flash Day

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Saturday Sept 12th 10am-4pm

Three Sisters Apothecary

We will be bringing new lino block prints, hand printed textiles and new stickers. Also a few lino block print garlands with pumpkins or sugar skulls. 

Amor Eterno Press is proud to present My Plantcestor Connection. This beautiful piece was commissioned by Three Sisters Apothecary for The Sisters Gathering on Sept 12th. We are incredibly grateful and honored to be working with Three Sisters Apothecary

Title: My Plancestor Connection 

Designed by: Salvador Chamuco Cortez @chamuco510 

Carved and printed by Salvador Chamuco Cortez + Amy Miranda George @corazonquebrado 

Lino block print. Oil ink on cotton paper 

From Sal : This piece represents my connection with 3 plants that are crucial to my healing and emotional regulation. In the center is Arnica, a plant knowledge passed down to my Grandmother from my Great Grandmother. Arnica was used to heal me when I was injured as a child. On the left is Romero or rosemary. This medicine I havest and bundle when I need to be grounded in ancestral support. On the right is lavender which I harvest and bundle for my anxiety and to regulate my sadness. The grounding and processing with the earth, with my hands in the dirt was taught to me by my Tia + curandera Theresa Navarro “Put your hands in the earth, listen, pay attention, pray, process, breathe and let your ancestors lift you up.”

All of the figures are my ancestors, family and friends. The matriarch is Josephina Rodriguez aka Pina, the center figure is my grandmother Doña Mari Cortez when she was young. On the left is Graciela Cortez a new ancestor and beloved radiant light. On the right is Alexa Moreno tattoo medicine practitioner and witch. All of thesymbols and patterns come from pottery, textiles and stamps of the Purépecha peoples, Salvador’s indigenous paternal ancestors. 

T-shirts + limited lino block prints will be available at The Sisters gathering