PLAZA FABIOLA
Presents
Exhibition & Demonstration of
Straw Art
FRIDAY, DEC 4th at Plaza Fabiola
SATURDAY, DEC 5th at Mermaid Market
SUNDAY, DEC 6th at Plaza Fabiola
Octavio & Oscar Morales from Puerto Nuevo Gallery
The technique is a very laborious Mexican craft from the Aztec culture, using colored straw to create designs. Wild straws are collected and colored, using dyes extracted from natural sources such as prickly pear and fermented pineapple, then laid into a frame to create distinct works of art.