Filberto Gomez
 Filiberto was born and raised in Tepic, Mexico. Growing up, his mother used to rent rooms to Cora workers from the Sierra Madre. They would spend their evenings creating their indigenous art while Filiberto watched. The Cora people carve wooden figures, coat them with beeswax, and then create colorful, symbolic designs by pressing beads into the wax. Traditional imagery includes the sun, moon, cactus, coyotes, snakes and lizards; there are also various contemporary forms. By the time he was six years old, Filiberto had learned this traditional beading art form.
Area: Statewide Cora Beading Filiberto explains the history of the Cora and Huichol people and this art form. Students create their art on a pre-carved wooden shapes that Filiberto provides (ships, hearts, leaves, butterflies). This project is safe for all ages because no flame is required to melt the beeswax. CONTENT STANDARD CONNECTIONS: The Arts: Historical & Cultural Connections; Creating, Presenting & Performing Social Sciences: Geography; World History |