These images were created to communicate how we see ourselves with the current political climate. I took this time to showcase how I identify myself as an Afro-Latina using the colors of the Mexican, Nigerian, and Spanish flag.
These images were created to communicate how we see ourselves with the current political climate. I took this time to showcase how I identify myself as an Afro-Latina using the colors of the Mexican, Nigerian, and Spanish flag.
As an Afro-Latina, I never celebrated DÃa de Muertos (Day of the dead), but reading about the history and what it represents inspires me to one day celebrate the holiday. DÃa de Muertos is a tradition that celebrates dead loved ones by placing Calavera de Azúcar, or Sugar skulls on an alter. Sugar Skulls symbolizes death, but it can also show appreciation for the living. This artwork includes pictures of my deceased relatives coming from both my Mom and my Dad's side of the family.
As an Afro-Latina, I never celebrated DÃa de Muertos (Day of the dead), but reading about the history and what it represents inspires me to one day celebrate the holiday. DÃa de Muertos is a tradition that celebrates dead loved ones by placing Calavera de Azúcar, or Sugar skulls on an alter. Sugar Skulls symbolizes death, but it can also show appreciation for the living. This artwork includes pictures of my deceased relatives coming from both my Mom and my Dad's side of the family.
Skin is a collage series from my earlier work that captured the beauty of African American and Hispanic women using magazine clippings.
Skin is a collage series from my earlier work that captured the beauty of African American and Hispanic women using magazine clippings.
The inspiration behind my Self-Portrait "Why you asking' all them questions" are the questions that were constantly asked regarding my ethnicity. Questions such as: is that your real hair? where are you FROM from? or why don't you speak Spanish? It was the kind of questions that made me feel as though I had to prove to others that I was indeed Afro-Latina. Each question is seen in my braids, demonstrating this heavy weight I constantly had to carry having to explain my situation.
The inspiration behind my Self-Portrait "Why you asking' all them questions" are the questions that were constantly asked regarding my ethnicity. Questions such as: is that your real hair? where are you FROM from? or why don't you speak Spanish? It was the kind of questions that made me feel as though I had to prove to others that I was indeed Afro-Latina. Each question is seen in my braids, demonstrating this heavy weight I constantly had to carry having to explain my situation.
The story behind my hazel eyes is a special one. Common in North Africa, the Middle East, and people of Spanish descent, they consist of brown, green, and gold hues and change colors based on emotion and even the colors of one’s clothing. This, according to experts, makes having hazel eyes a unique work of art. In my earliest artwork (aka my sketchbooks) I always took interest in drawing eyes in my portraits. Perhaps it was my early realization of wanting to know where my eyes come from.
The story behind my hazel eyes is a special one. Common in North Africa, the Middle East, and people of Spanish descent, they consist of brown, green, and gold hues and change colors based on emotion and even the colors of one’s clothing. This, according to experts, makes having hazel eyes a unique work of art. In my earliest artwork (aka my sketchbooks) I always took interest in drawing eyes in my portraits. Perhaps it was my early realization of wanting to know where my eyes come from.
Tengo una pero familia, translated "But I have a family" is a protest piece responding to the closing of the Mexican Border that ,according to the National Immigration Justice Center, resulted in the migration of 150,000 families including 9,000 unaccompanied children in May 2020.
Tengo una pero familia, translated "But I have a family" is a protest piece responding to the closing of the Mexican Border that ,according to the National Immigration Justice Center, resulted in the migration of 150,000 families including 9,000 unaccompanied children in May 2020.