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Octavio Aguilar Gutierrez Wine Label Artwork

Octavio Aguilar Gutierrez – Wine Art 2012 (Oaxaca, Mexico)

Octavio Aguilar Gutierrez Wine Label Artwork

Octavio Aguilar Gutierrez Wine BottlesInspiration: The Love of Place

Artist: Octavio Aguilar Gutierrez

Title: “Ayuuk” (Village)

Medium: Watercolor

 

What places inspire you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

“The places I‘ve lived have marked my work, above all the mountains of the Sierra Mixe of Oaxaca where I was born and raised and where I learned to love nature. For that reason, it’s impossible not to depict this most beautiful place for me.”” – Octavio Aguilar Gutierrez

Octavio Aguilar Gutierrez

Artwork for sale: $490 | Contact us for details >

 

ALL WINE ART

Lucky Bamboo = Lucky You

It’s not by chance I’ve added a little green to our art! It’s a little teaser for our next (no name) Art Group project…art for Mother Earth!

Earth Day Project 2013 Call For Artists >

Do the number of bamboo stalks have meaning?

Wine bottle with bambooYES! Chinese numbers are either Yin (even numbers) or Yang (odd numbers. The Yang or odd numbers are considered the most fortunate of all. The total number of stalks in your Lucky Bamboo arrangements is very significant. The explanations show below are for the Prevailing/Growing Cycle of Yin and Yang.

Meaning of “YIN” numbers: Yin represents the feminine side – it embodies the nurturing nature of earth. Yin is “fluid” in that it contracts and condenses, sensitive to changing temperatures, atmosphere, sensitive to emotions. It represents also the passive side of nature such as dark, cold and wet.

2 = Double luck, happy relationships; good number.

4 = Academic achievement, creativity, writing, Romance

6 = Easy money, wealth, good flow of luck.

8 = Good luck and fertility. Very popular.

10 = Completeness and fulfillment in life.

Meaning of “YANG” numbers: If you have a feminine side, you gotta have the male side to go with it. Yang represents the masculine side of nature. It expands, representing activity such as light, heat, and aridity. Yang stands for living, life, action. Yang is the bringer of life – in human form, masculinity is responsible for planting life in Yin; thus Yin is the nurturer providing the necessary elements for life to grow and protecting it.

1 = Simplicity and a meaningful life.

3 = Good for prosperity and fertility. If used with a curly (money) stalk in the middle, it means wealth. Very popular.

5 = Happiness, good and balanced luck in all aspects of life. Very popular.

7 = Good luck and prosperity in relationships.

9 = Good health, prosperity and love life.

11 = Good all-around luck. Very popular

 

Read more! http://www.espritdeisle.com/lucky-bamboo/lucky-bamboo-and-feng-shui.html

Helpers List – Philly 2012

 You do not have to be a (no name) Artist to volunteer so friends and family are free to contribute! Please email sherry@nonameartgroup.org. with your chosen contribution. Names in italics are volunteers already signed up.

Snacks/Wine
If you are bringing food, please bring one that can sit out for half a day. Examples: brownies, cookies, chips/salsa, pita/hummus, mixed nuts, etc….

1st SHIFT FOOD/WINE: 3 PM (or earlier), please choose:

  • 1 large bottle of white wine — CATHEY WHITE
  • 1 large bottle of red wine — SHANNAH BERGER
  • 1 small dessert tray — CATHEY WHITE
  • 1 small savory tray — SHANNAH BERGER, EVANGELINE

 

2nd SHIFT FOOD/WINE: 4:30 PM (or anytime earlier), please choose:

  • 1 large bottle of white wine — ANGELA
  • 1 large bottle of red wine EVANGELINE
  • 1 small dessert tray —  MARGARET BERGER
  • 1 small savory tray — (EVANGELINE)

 

3rd SHIFT FOOD/WINE: 5:30PM (or anytime earlier!), please choose:

  • 1 large bottle of white wine
  • 1 large bottle of red wine
  • 1 small dessert tray — NORA QUINN
  • 1 small savory tray —