Taller Leñateros

Taller Leñateros is a cultural society, an alliance of Mayan and mestizo women and men, founded in 1975 by the Mexican poet Ambar Past.[1] Taller Leñateros promotes the continuation of ancient native traditions of dyeing and papermaking techniques, as well as preserving, supporting and disseminating Mayan and related popular culture and oral traditions.[2]

The publishing collective has created the first books to be written, illustrated, printed, and bound (in paper of their own making) by Maya people in over 400 years.[3] It employs local artists to make eco-friendly recycled paper and print and bind original artists’ books containing Maya songs, poetry, and stories in multiple languages.[4]

Taller Leñateros has contributed significantly to the increased visibility of women writers during the boom feminino.[5]

References
  1. "Taller Leñateros is a cooperative of Mayan papermakers and artists of nature". www.mexicoartshow.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  2. "Taller Leñateros | The Latin American Library". lal.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. "Ancient Maya Arts Still Thrive in Chiapas". National Geographic Society Newsroom. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. "MFA Student Jillian Sico Travels to Mexico to Teach and Learn Book Arts – Graduate School | The University of Alabama". Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  5. Finnegan, Nuala; Lavery, Jane E. (2010-04-16). The Boom Femenino in Mexico: Reading Contemporary Women's Writing. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443821810.
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