María Hernández de la Cruz

Maria Hernandez De La Cruz lives in a small village within the San Andreas ceremonial center in the Huichol Sierra. A highly accomplished artist, she began making yarn drawings as a child. Long before starting work on this book, she had a dream vision of Tunuri while on a pilgrimage to the sacred desert of Wirikuta--and thus was not at all surprised when asked to illustrate this story.

Books By María Hernández de la Cruz

The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer
The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer
By James Endredy
$15.95

The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer is a modern adaptation of a traditional story of the Huichol Indians of western Mexico. Young Tunuri becomes lost in the woods and meets the magical Blue Deer, who introduces Tunuri to Father Sun and Mother Earth while leading him back to his human family. Through this lovely tale and the traditional Huichol yarn drawings, children can learn about their place in the sacred web of life.