Tutuu Niereme

JOB JOSUE GARCÍA SOLÍS

Guadalajara artist and craftsman. He began his training at the age of 14 year.

Student of José Guadalupe Torres Cruz and his wife Martha, wixáricas from the community of Sta. Catarina, from whom he learned traditional art techniques;

— woven with chakira,

— guided thread (stamen pictures)

— and plated with pieces of art (glued chakira).

- for 5 years, at the same time that they introduced them to the culture and traditions of the Wixarika people. From there it changes its name to Tutuu Niexeme which means "Flower that Observes" in the Wixárica language, identity that will accompany him for the rest of your journey.

— In 2008, he began teaching at the SEP with the project “Lengua materna y cosmovisión Wixárica” (Mother tongue and Wixárica worldview)with secondary school students, with which he travelled through various states of the republic.

— In 2011 he learned the waist loom technique from an indigenous woman from Oaxaca, which makes him an expert.

— When he returned to Guadalajara, he ventured into embroidery and the traditional Wixárica waist loom, at the same time that he entered to study the Bachelor of Plastic Arts at the Cabañas Cultural Institute.

— He has been interviewed by various media and magazines with articles related to Wixarica jewellery and culture.

— He is currently an independent artist and collaborates with different brands and companies interested in implementing these techniques in their products (such as DIONE, Alba Estructural, Kúka crafts, BANG lenses, KUTZÁ Bathing suits, TSUKU dog collars, among others).

— He teach techniques workshops with chakira, embroidery and waist looms — He teaches techniques workshops with chakira, embroidery and waist looms at Casa Wilmot, Tapaia School of Culture, CRES Estipac Upper Middle School, Manos Libres and the Cabañas Cultural Institute.

— He participates in Casa Huichol A.C. developing prototypes of art that involve chakira (beads) and traditional textiles, innovating in designs and advising young wixaritaris artists, beneficiaries of the Casa de Salud Huichol Youth Hostel.at Casa