Three years ago I got wind of this car being on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Balboa Park, in San Diego.
Vochol, as it's named is the combination of Vocho, a term for beetle in Mexico, and Huichol the indigenous group found in Jalisco. Years ago I became
familiar with the beaded artwork of the Huichol and brought home a piece from Mexico.
This VW is covered in 2,277,000 beads applied with resin. Taking over 7 months to construct by eight artisans. You can read more about it in the
link below.
Here is an example of a more common Huichol art piece
rts551 - 11-11-2015 at 11:48 AM
niceDianaT - 11-11-2015 at 12:46 PM
From our Mexican travels, we have a few Huichol beaded bowls and one of their yarn art works --- all so very beautiful.
Thank you for posting the picture and information about this car---- what a major work ---- so much time and so beautiful.
Just as a side note --- it always amazed me when ever we crossed the border with indigenous art work of various kinds and the border officials just
wrote it off as crafts. At least it meant there was no duty. pauldavidmena - 11-11-2015 at 04:01 PM
Very cool, but what kind of gas mileage does it get?
Just kidding. It's positively awesome - thanks for sharing it!BigBearRider - 11-11-2015 at 06:38 PM
Very cool. Thanks for posting!basautter - 11-11-2015 at 06:52 PM
Nice!Whale-ista - 11-12-2015 at 02:52 PM
gorgeous! admiring and collecting "traditional" items in many indigenous communities is one of the joys of travel, in Mexico and beyond. great way to
learn about history, culture, etc. (and have a reminder of the journey to display at home).StuckSucks - 11-12-2015 at 04:46 PM
That would make a pretty cool Class 11, eh?BigBearRider - 11-12-2015 at 04:50 PM
Wow! tripledigitken thank you for posting! Beautiful!
[Edited on 11-13-2015 by CaboMagic]CaboMagic - 11-12-2015 at 08:15 PM
umm I have NO IDEA why the photos came along with my post .. egads I apologize I don't even know how to remove them .. :-( so I will simply delete the
post if I am able ..willyAirstream - 11-13-2015 at 07:58 AM
Thanks Ken.
The beaded beetle, sweet!
An 11 car, good one Stuck
