Medium: Mixed

My painting represents the dance of the chatona, how we make it and get it to dance. The first part represents students in search of sticks and pieces of wood from the mountains. A plastic ball is used as the head. When we finish making the chatona we make it dance. This is made only on September 15 when we celebrate Guatemalan Independence day. This is a tradition of our municipal of San Andres. It tells of the history of San Andres and how it came to be.

I am a member of OJAQ. The story involves a woman accompanied by man men who work in the mountains. On the 28th and 31st of November, they would come to San Andres to dance with the people in the village and everyone would rejoice. After the festivities the woman and the men would return to the mountains to continue their work. One year the woman did not return and the village was sad to learn that she had died from a snake bite.