Corn Husk Flowers with the Artesanas

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Creative Alliance's CIELO Artesanas! Join us for a hands-on workshop where a CIELO artesana will teach you the traditional Mexican art of making corn husk flowers, known as Flor de Totomoxtle in Nahuatl. Corn has held deep spiritual and cultural significance in Mexico and Central America since the time of the Maya and Aztec civilizations, who depended on it for survival and revered it as a sacred gift from the gods. This reverence also meant not letting any part of the corn plant go to waste. Corn husk flowers grew out of this respect and became an artistic tradition that is still used today for altars, weddings, and Day of the Dead celebrations. These flowers are a beautiful example of how to turn everyday materials into works of art.