Paula Nicho Cumes

High in the Altiplano, a small indigenous village nestles in the bosom of Mother Earth, who embraces the surrounding volcanoes. Corn, the staff of life, is flourishing. Native birds, many of them depicted in the patterns of traditional weaving, enliven the scene. The Earth, and everything in it, is sacred to the Maya.

This artist, the most prominent woman painter in Guatemala, began her career as a weaver.

Paula Nicho Cumez Nuestra Madre Tierra / Our Mother Earth
Oil on canvas - 24 x 32 in. 2010
High in the Altiplano, a small indigenous village nestles in the bosom of Mother Earth, who embraces the surrounding volcanoes. Corn, the staff of life, is flourishing. Native birds, many of them depicted in the patterns of traditional weaving, enliven the scene. The Earth, and everything in it, is sacred to the Maya. This artist, the most prominent woman painter in Guatemala, began her career as a weaver.