Кузнечики-Salsa tradicional de chapulines
Grasshoppers are protein-rich food and very famous in the state of Oaxaca, the sauce has became quite popular. The logo design and graphic elements were completely hand-drawn with yarn of various colors, a dark color for the logo to contrast with the rest of the elements.
For the packaging, I used distinctive colors for each sauce, there are four different ones, and the illustrations change for each one. The first is the traditional one, then we have the green tomato one, the grasshoppers and berries one, and finally the spicier one.
Bag with grasshoppers since in Oaxaca they are usually sold by the gram and kilo in plastic bags at the markets.
I wanted to connect deeply with this project, so a few weeks ago I decided to go to Oaxaca to learn more about the process involved in making grasshopper sauce. We went with some black clay artisans, and they taught me step by step how to prepare the salsa. They also created a unique clay piece in the shape of an axolotl, which will go all the way to Russia.
Elote y esquite prepared with grasshoppers and grasshopper sauce.
