Project Type: Art
Libre en Danza
When I was between 9-18 years old, I was part of an after school program where I was taught ballet and modern. When I was on the dance floor, it was when I felt grounded in myself and free from all the worries I faced as young brown girl, first generation Mexican, and feeling like… Continue reading Libre en Danza
Giving
El Viento y La Palmera
Now I See, Now I Believe
Now I See, Now I believe All this time never knowing Everything I ever needed Was inside me all along All the love and acceptance Now I see, Now I believe Harsh words from the outside Self doubt overwhelming Kept in the shame Felt alone and frustrated Now I see, Now I believe Years in… Continue reading Now I See, Now I Believe
Shadow Work
“Shadow Work” is about accepting the fact that we all have light and dark, that we must work through it, but that we must unpack what we believe our shortcomings are. Are the feelings of shame, failures, insecurities really our shadow, or are they the thread of colonialism woven so tight and for so long… Continue reading Shadow Work
Girls Love Collection
Call Me a Dreamer
Cancer
A punch to my guts And a pierced bleeding heart That's how I feel When my loved one must part Come to me in dreams to her I said As she lay unable to move on her bed We all knew there would be no recovery only drain Cancer in bone is the worst kind… Continue reading Cancer
Creation and the Dancing Souls
Oil on canvas, Size 30x40 Date: 2021Creation and the dancing souls painting is inspired by my aunt and other spirits who are around us; the question of where we come from and when do we surpass a loss. I expressed this painting of the souls with love and sorrow. Remembering those who are gone on… Continue reading Creation and the Dancing Souls