La Loteria la araña Mixed Media Assemblage obsidian Silver metal buckle decorated with

Silver metal buckle decorated with red Coral stone chips and a large enameled Indian Head

the glass coral colored seed beads are woven into a braided pattern around the neck

'  Navy blue accents the toes

Crushed and overwhelmed by sadness

-el borracho

La Loteria la araña Mixed Media Assemblage obsidian Silver metal buckle decorated withMade entirely by hand by artist Jen. Hernandez. La Loteria, Mexican Bingo, is an old game played by many generations of Latinos. Unlike regular bingo, symbols are used instead of numbers. Many of the symbols have become huge popular icons in the Spanish culture. Ms. Hernandez has made a series of assemblages with several of the popular Loteria symbols. This is 'la araa' (the spider). Using combinations of various mediums wood, paint, clay, the shrine