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Mexico’s Old Gods

Two Mothers

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / August 12, 2017

Melody of singing birds from the mount
Miracle of miracles two mothers lit the sky…

Prince of Corn

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / August 12, 2017

Cinteotl nobel Prince of Corn
Attends to the embellishment of a Corn Sun…

The Golden Mask

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / August 12, 2017

Beneath a rainbow corn Sun
One big ole giant hot tortilla…

Fifth Sun

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / August 12, 2017

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Grandmother Corn Skirt

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / August 2, 2017

Quetzalcoatl wears feathers
Of corn leaves and ears of maize…

Four Waters

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / August 1, 2017

Four Waters is in honor of
Tlaloc’s legendary four types of rain…

World Tree (Movement of Our Sun)

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / July 11, 2017

Darkness of obsidian
Jaguars feed on the stars…

Old Gods

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / July 11, 2017

The border of this piece portrays the two lords in their serpent nahuali (double or twin) form. The bottom is Quetzalcoatl and the top is of Tlaloc. Butterfly within the border portrays opposites joining to generate life. Within the serpent form of Tlaloc flashes lightening bolt with his tail the deadly point of his arrows.…

A Mother’s Blessing

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / June 29, 2017

Our Mother of Jade Skirts
Chalchihuatlique…

The Tumblers

By TImothy Emerson Hinchliff / June 23, 2017

There they go
Those old rain gods…