Isabel Sánchez Agustín
Married to Walter López López (Panshin Nima). Mother of three. Founding voice of AMAABJ, artisan, and herbalist practising traditional medicine.
A destiny inscribed in plant and vision
For our president, the artist’s path was not a choice but an inheritance. Isabel embodies a matrilineal legacy connected to the plant world from her first breath.
Her destiny was sealed during a sacred ritual.
Her grandfather, an ancestral healer, treated her navel with Piriri and medicinal chants, planting the seeds of artistic talent in her hands.
Technique united with vision.
At three years old, plant essences were applied to Isabel’s eyes, opening a gateway to the intricate geometries of Kené through dreams.
Strength in solidarity
AMAABJ arose to safeguard ancestral art and secure a lifeline for the women who create it. Seventeen women work together in solidarity, preserving knowledge while building independence for their families.
The Artisans of AMAABJ
The practice is not passed down through formal teaching, but through presence, through living it together