This is the cactus they usually use to make Mezcal
But the factory does grow some other ones
For expensive specialty bottles
First they chop off all the leaves
And then they take a truckfull of the cores, which they call pineapples
And dump them in a big fire
To roast
Then they crush it
Into this
And then they stick it in a barrel with a mat overtop
To get this
And then they distill it
These are agave worms
Which can be put in the Mezcal while it’s aging or eaten as a side dish
Yum
The Zapotec guy took the wool from the big basket and washed it
And then spun it into thread
And then dyed it all these colours
He used indigo
Which has to be boiled
And concentrated onto these rocks
To make all of these blues
He used flowers for yellow
And other flowers for orange
And moss for green
And dried pomegranate for brown
Nut shells were also brown
And so were these things
For the red, he takes the fuzz off of the cactus
Which has these little microscopic bugs in it
And smushes them
To make red
Matt’s was a different red because the pH of his hand is different
He added lemon juice to the background and drew a face with baking soda
Matt’s face was sad
After the dying is done, he weaves rugs
He pulls the thread in between the weft threads with a shuttle
Then slams it with the heavy piece of wood to keep it smooth
