Prints Lágrimas llenando océanos; an overflowing lachrymatory bottle Photopolymer intaglio, Silkscreen, chine colle, blind embossment.14″ x 14″ 2018 Lachrymatories are small bottles that were used from Roman times to the Victorian era, and later during the Civil War. They were meant to catch the tears of those in sorrow over beloved ones who had passed
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Prints The Northern Triangle Silkscreen 22″ x 30″ 2018 Thousands of children, mostly from El Salvador, Honduras, and, arrived in the U.S. alone, fleeing violence. This work highlights the heartbreak of parents forced to send them away, unaware of the lasting trauma of abandonment, mistreatment, and the cruel irony of a scarred “American Dream.” In the
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Prints Entangled Flight Silkscreen, collage and thread drawings 14″ x 14″ 2018 As a line starts straight and could make twists and turns, thoughts also start simple but could become very complicated. This work explores mappings of thoughts. When anxiety levels rise, they become convoluted and mostly occur in a circular-like pattern with no way
Prints Flores para la tumba de un inmigrante II (Flowers For An Immigrant’s Grave II) Silkscreen, etching, laser cut on acrylic, chine colle, thread drawing. 22″ x 30″ 2018 PREVIOUS NEXT
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Prints Balancing Act Silkscreen, crochet, thread drawings.11″ x 15″2017 Balancing Act was created in the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. elections, reclaiming the phrase “Nasty Woman” used by presidential candidate Donald J. Trump against his opponent, Hillary Clinton, during a debate. That insult ignited a feminist movement, culminating in mass demonstrations like the Women’s March.
Prints Maldición de Malinche (Malinche’s curse) Etching, engraving, chine colé, blind embossment and thread drawing 11″ x 15″ 2016 La Malinche, born to nobility in the Aztec Empire, was given away by her mother and sold into slavery. She learned to survive through language, becoming the voice between Cortés and the indigenous world during the
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prints Mojándose (Crossing) II Etching, chine collé, thread drawings, relief and blind embossment. 21″ x 27″ 2015 This print reflects on the border between Mexico and the U.S. — a place shaped by movement, memory, and silence. It quietly traces the journey of migration from south to north, where every mark carries longing. Fragments of
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prints Cruzado (Settled in) Etching on copper, photopolymer gravure, blind embossment, chine cole and thread drawings. 21″ x 27″ 2015 Settled In speaks to what comes after the crossing — the quiet, complicated act of staying. The river is behind. The figure is gone. What remains are traces: language, memory, the weight of survival. Sewn
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prints We…the Gente Digital print, silkscreen and thread drawing. 15″ x 22″ 2014 There are an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S., many of them families with children. This work speaks to the heartbreak of separation — a reality that’s only worsened in 2025, as new immigration laws expand deportations and strip
Prints Sam Z. Coronado: maestro, líder, promotor y querido amigo. Sam Z. Coronado: teacher, leader, promotor and dear friend Silkscreen, blind embossment and thread drawings 30″ x 22″ 2017 This work honors Sam Z. Coronado—master printmaker, visionary leader, tireless promoter of others, and a dear friend. As founder of The SERIE Project in Austin, Sam