prints Flores para la tumba de un inmigrante Etching (copper and polymer), chine collé and thread drawings11″ x 15″ 2014 This print is a reflection on those who perish crossing the border — lives lost in silence, their bodies never recovered, their names never spoken again. The faded flower evokes fragility and disappearance, a life
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prints Mojándose (Cruzando) Intaglio, relief, blind embossment, chine collé and thread drawings.11″ x 22″2013 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 17th- and 18th-century
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prints Caution: Dreamers in/on sight Serigraphy, Chine Collé and Thread Drawings22″ x 30″2013 This print reflects on migration from the Global South and the uncertain futures of the Dreamers — young people brought to the U.S. as children. Named after the Dream Act, which aimed to provide them with a path to residency, their status
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Prints And all it was found were a key chain, a watch next to some bones Etching, thread drawings and found objects11″ x 15″2013 This work talks about migration to the United States specifically from south of the border. Head of households have been deported to their native countries after having made their livelihoods in
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prints Her Majesty (La Jefa) Etching, chine colle & thread drawings 38 1/2″ x 28″ 2012 *Print co-published at Flatbed Press PREVIOUS NEXT
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prints La Torera Etching, engraving, chine colle & color pencil5.75″ x 6″2012 When I was growing up in Quito, there was this woman called “La Torera”. She was called “The Bullfighter” due to her imposing character. She dressed elegantly with a big hat, a fox coat, embroidered blouses, long skirts, gloves, black socks, high heels
prints Los colores de la esperanza (Colors of Hope) Silkscreen11″ x 15″ 2012 This print speaks to resilience. I made it as a response to hardship—a reminder to never give up. Each element carries weight. The codex speaks to how others once tried to write our story for us. The barbed wire cuts through, marking
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Prints Bleeding Heart Etching, relief, colagraph, silkscreen, collage and thread drawings24″ x 30″2012 In the collection of Latino Art Gilberto Cardenas & Dolores Garcia Austin, TX. PREVIOUS NEXT
prints Arlequina Copper and polymer etching, silkscreen, relief, thread drawings and collage11″ x 15″ 2012 PREVIOUS NEXT
Prints La virgen de Quito apareció en Austin Silkscreen22″ x 30″2011 This print is a representation of the Virgen de Quito (Virgin of Quito) from Ecuador. The original sculpture of the virgin was made by an 18th century sculptor Bernardo de Legarda. This Madonna represents a turning point of the Quito School of Art (one
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