Tótems: Guardianas de lo invisible.
Totems symbolize an aspect of my imaginary world, often depicting animals, plants, or elements from nature. Drawing inspiration from pre-Columbian figures used as sacred offerings to their gods, these objects are more than mere decorations. They are imbued with stories, myths, and spiritual significance. Serving as a bridge between the human and spiritual worlds, they remind us of the interconnectedness between humanity and nature.
The pieces I have created, called Ave Real, Flor de Uchuva and Quyca, Womb of the earth, are part of a series of small woven sculptures that I call Totems. Each piece is unique and represents a protective figure, capable of harmonizing the energy flow within a space, making it ideal for homes, offices and hotels.
AVE REAL
2024
Textile sculpture
55 x 15 cm
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Features
Technique: Hand-woven with high-warp loom.
Materials: Jute fiber, wool, cotton,silk and linen and metallic yarns.
Mounted on a steel tube on a plaster base.
Contains a transparent quartz crystal.
FLOR DE UCHUVA , AGUAYMANTO
2024
Textile sculpture
50x35 cm
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Features
Technique: Hand-woven with high-warp loom.
Materials: Jute fiber, wool, cotton, linen and metallic yarns.
Mounted on a steel tube on a plaster base.
Contains a rose quartz crystal.
QUYCA, ÚTERO DE LA TIERRA.
2024
Textile sculpture
48x 25 cm
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Features
Technique: Hand-woven with high-warp loom.
Materials: Jute fiber, wool, cotton, linen and metallic yarns.
Mounted on a steel tube on a plaster base.
Contains a tiger eye crystal.
This totem represents a mythological bird, a hybrid of an Amazonian heron and a peacock. In indigenous cultures, birds are sacred animals, admired for their beauty, purity, and power.
Their depiction in shamanic rituals symbolizes a journey to the world above, granting shamans higher vision, much like birds. They also represent the initiated individual, who must undergo trials of growth to earn the ability to fly, with the final flight serving as a passage from earth to heaven.
The piece contains transparent quartz, the highest vibrational quartz, known for its powerful ability to transmute and heal energies.
AVE REAL
This totem is my interpretation of the Uchuva flower, also known as the “flower of love.” The Uchuva (Physalis peruviana) is a fruit of Andean origin and forms part of the historical and cultural legacy of Colombia's indigenous peoples. It is a fleshy, globe-shaped berry, encased in a calyx made of sepals that protect it from insects, birds, pathogens, and extreme weather conditions.
Pre-Columbian cultures created spaces dedicated to vital sensitivity, designed for the observation and contemplation of nature. They set aside areas where the natural landscape was combined with plants valued for their color, aroma, shape, and mystical significance within their vast cultural imagination.
The piece contains a pink quartz at its core, radiating a feeling of peace and harmony.
FLOR DE UCHUVA, AGUAYMANTO
This totem is simultaneously a womb, an egg, and an animal. It symbolizes the Earth as the mother that gives life, nourishment, and shelter to all creatures on the planet. For the ancestral cultures of the Americas, Mother Earth is sacred, and they consider themselves an intrinsic part of her. The piece incorporates several small tiger’s eye quartz crystals, a stone known for good fortune, protection, and inner freedom.
"It is our big house, our only possibility for subsistence in this world, and it is, above all, our reason for being. We, the indigenous people, could not recognize ourselves without the connection with her, with her heartbeat, her breath and her fruits. She is a living being that we have to protect always, until the end of our times."
The piece contains several small tiger’s eye quartz crystals, a stone that represents good luck, protection, and freedom.
QUYCA, UTERO DE LA TIERRA
