#mayaninspired

[fantasma-de-la-cueva]

English translation of my keyblade art post:

Well, I never thought I would, but since I like being in kingdom hearts roles I decided to make a keyblade half based on the Mayans and especially the Mexicas/Aztecs. I have not named it, perhaps something like "yohuallimacahuilt" or "macahuilt of darkness" (or dankness as a meme xD). I took creative liberties, but here's the explanation:

I decided to go to a black blade because of the obsidian, the edge full of tips represents the macahuilt while the rest of the blade is inspired by the famous ceremonial daggers, to not make it look flat I decided to put emeralds in the middle. The upper part is traced from two pieces found in archaeological sites.

In the middle is represented a large black circle surrounded by smaller ones of a silver color. The shape of this circle is the one corresponding to the Mexica glyph of yohualli or "darkness", in the middle is Gula’s sign for two reasons: The main one is that the oc that uses this weapon, although is a character of a worldbu that I am creating, would be a kind of mestizo between a Mexica and an European explorer (WARNING: European explorer very interested in culture in the style of responsible researches for the 21st century, no intentions to make apology to colonialism. This uneven mixture seeks to represent a personal aspect of myself), so using a jaguar seemed to me at least inappropriate; the second reason is because this oc has a leopard nahual because of his origin, if he had been "Mexica" it would had been a jaguar. Around the glyph are the solar angles. This represents two things: the triumph of darkness over light and at the same time a light within a character who is a being of darkness.

At the bottom, around the handler, the roots of a ceiba are represented as the sacred and life tree that connects the 3 cosmological floors (heaven, earth and underworld). In his case only the roots because the roots are the ones that connect the underworld or xibalbá/mictlán with the rest; I don't want to lengthen the post, so I will only say that the Mesoamerican underworld was, literally, the opposite of the world of the living, a dark place, where the knowledge of magic, disease and life emerged (seeds were put underground, therefore in underworld). This roots come out of the mouth of a snake that seeks to imitate the cipactli, a monster from which the earth emerged in Mexic mythology and at the same time imitates the snake in the scyth of King Pakal, in which the entry of the ruler into the underworld is represented when he falls into the mouth of a snake; snakes represent earth and fertility. The fusion of roots and snake form some jaws that represent the entrance to the underworld.

As a key ring is the glyph of the house of darkness, one of the tests of the Popol Vuh that the twins Hunuahpú and Ixbalanqu�� had to overcome in order to become sun and moon; at the end of the chain the Mexica glyph of the moon.

[jack-henry-art]

#tbt to when we did big things, having big times with lots of people around! 🎊 I had a blast painting this 16x8’ mural with the @muralmaze crew for @hulaweenfl ✨Can’t wait time to big again! (And won’t have to for too long - I’ll be muraling at this years @paintmemphis123 🎂💦🌱✨💗)!!! Lovin and missin all y’all, hope you’re staying as or more sane than me 🤪😜 . . . . . . . #mural #murals #muralart #muralpainting #muralpaintings #muralist #streetart #spraypaint #rattlecan #montanagold #hulaween #suwanneehulaween #mayan #mayanart #mayaninspired #temple #templeoftheheart #heartcenter #heartcentered #lovelovelove #weareone #loveoneanother #ashevilleartist #avlartist (at Suwannee Hulaween) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjUWKjBWJA/?igshid=dksa87zwcqez

[archiplusa]

Ludwig Godefroy / 

Casa Mérida / Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico / photographer Rory Gardiner

Concrete construction with Mayan inspiration

@ludwiggodefroy @arorygardiner

+ wallpaper.com

#ludwiggodefroy #casamerida #yucatan #mexico #concrete #brutalist #mayaninspiration #archiplusa #architecture

[moonlitfirefly]

Going to miss Juliette’s beautiful smile and our home away from at Hotel Emporio. #diadelosmuertos celebration continues #emporioholdsmyheart #wherethelighttouches #mayaninspired #mexicoinheartandmind (at Hotel Emporio Cancún) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsnIKcFGDBt3mC6N2YXDE37lVZ_fSkmfiW6HA0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=191ax6bj9vp4m

[armandoartist]

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Through my artwork I communicate my daily emotions and thoughts. My high empathic nature draws me towards stories and those stories find their way into my artwork. You can find me online on my website. www.ArmandoArtist.com #art🎨 #art #artistic #artislife #collector #drawings #illustration #homedesign #draw #interiordesign #colorful #wallart #artprints #artforsale #artsale #originalart #artwork #wallicious #abstractart @panerabread #uniqueart #redecorate #freshart #ink #portrait #Mayaninspired #Indian #demi (at La Mirada, California)

[daydreamerswanted]

Mexico dreaming~I shopped but not as much as the last time because it was too freaking hot and humid. We were melting and the humid hair... Omg 🙆🏼 These will be available in the Daydreamer collection soon or DM for details and put dibs on one now because they go fast. Stay tuned for a Mexican treasures POP~UP to highlight all of my favs in one place. I finally got to meet some of the designers I've been working with. Just incredible women doing their thing and living the dream #girlcrush #womeninbusiness #dreamcatching #mexico #designers #hechoenmexico #mayaninspired (these necklaces are Tulum inspired but made in India) P.S I have one huge cream hanging dream catcher for sale & you can all fight over it~ (at Tulum Beach)

[trishnavision]

Www.trishnavision.com #trishnareadings #trishna #mayan #mayaninspired #ancients #pastlives #ascendedmasters #spiritguides #readings #healing #healer #intuition #intuitivereading #akashicrecords #freedom #peace #mexico #indigenous #clairaudient #clairvoyant #clairvoyance #claircognizance #clairsentience #medium #personalgrowth #breathwork #interdimensionalhealing #wholistic #intuitivearts

[madebychrissied]

Kukulcan Quilt - 3 block tute free #onblog #linkinbio #kukulcan #mayaninspired #quiltblock #tute #tutorial #quilting #sewing #mbCD #madebyChrissieD

[hellionadraws]

All about the Raven today. #inktober2015 #inktober #mayaninspired #desert #canyon #raven

[fantasma-de-la-cueva]

Bueno, nunca pensé que lo haría, pero como me gusta estar en rp’s de kingdom hearts decidí hacer una llave espada medio basada en los mayas y especialmente en los mexicas. No le he puesto nombre, tal vez algo como “yohuallimacahuilt” o “macahuilt de la oscuridad” (o como personalmente me encanta llamarlo: dankness xD). Me tomé libertades creativas, pero aquí va la explicación:

Decidí irme hacia una hoja negra por la obsidiana, el pico lleno de puntas representa el macahuilt mientras que el resto de la hoja está inspirado de las famosas dagas ceremoniales y para que no se viese plano decidí poner esmeraldas en el medio. La parte superior está calcada de dos piezas encontradas en yacimientos arqueológicos.

En el medio se representa un gran círculo negro rodeado de otros más pequeños de un color plateado. La forma de este círculo es el correspondiente al glifo mexica de yohualli u “oscuridad”, en el medio le puse el signo de Gula por dos motivos: El principal es que el oc que usa esta arma, aunque es un personaje de un worldbu que estoy creando, sería una suerte de mestizo entre una mexica y un explorador europeo (OJO: explorador europeo muy interesado en la cultura al estilo investigadores responsables del siglo XXI, no se pretende hacer apología al colonialismo. Esta mezcla dispareja busca representar un aspecto personal), por lo que usar un jaguar me parecía cuanto menos poco apropiado; el segundo motivo es porque este oc tiene de nahual un leopardo por su origen, de haber sido “mexica” habría tenido un jaguar. Alrededor del glifo están los ángulos solares. Esto representa dos cosas: el triunfo de la oscuridad sobre la luz y al mismo tiempo una luz dentro de un personaje que es un ser de oscuridad.

En la parte inferior, alrededor del mango se representa las raíces de ma ceiba como el árbol sagrado y de vida que conecta los 3 pisos cosmológicos (cielo, tierra e inframundo). En su caso solo las raíces porque las raíces son las que conectan al inframundo o xibalbá/mictlán con el resto; no quiero alargar el post, así que solo diré que el inframundo mesoamericano era, de forma literal, el opuesto del mundo de los vivos, sitio oscuro, donde surgía el conocimiento de la magia, la enfermedad y la vida (porque las semillas se guardaban ahí). Dicjas raíces salen de la boca de una serpiente que busca imitar al cipactli, monstruo del que surgió la tierra en la mitología mexica y al mismo tiempo imita a la serpiente de la estela del rey Pakal, en la que se representa la entrada del gobernante al inframundo cuando cae en la boca de una serpiente; las serpientes también están asociadas a la tierra y la fertilidad. La fusión de raíces y serpiente forma unas fauces que representan la entrada al inframundo.

Como llavero está el glifo de la casa de la oscuridad, una de las pruebas del Popol Vuh que los gemelos Hunuahpú e Ixbalanqué debían superar para poder volverse sol y luna; al final de la cadena el glifo mexica de la luna.

[hellionadraws]

Voice of The People #inktober2015 #inktober #art #mayaninspired #canyon #desert

[hellionadraws]

First icon. #inktober2015 #inktober #art #mayaninspired #canyon #desert #symbology

[hellionadraws]

Creator Goddess. #inktober2015 #inktober #art #mayaninspired #canyon #walls #desert

[hellionadraws]

Death. #inktober2015 #inktober #mayaninspired #canyon #desert