The Journey
I’m going to keep it a buck with yawl and admit having my work show at The Cheech Museum for felt like a really far, far away dream back in 2017. I was navigating my way out of a really harmful relationship, trying to show up for my children when I could barely show up […]
Libations
Teardrops on my face, it’s like teardrops become waterfalls by the time they reach my laces My eyelids is like levees but my tear ducts is like glaciers As I contemplate creation, the salt that heals my wounds pour out my eyes just like libations Powerful words by Jay Electronica. The water wants to show […]
Divine Knowledge
In 2002 I was playing mad scientist — making herbal salves, infusions, diy shampoos, tinctures, goat milk baby formula and lavender butt wipes in my kitchen. All with four wild little boys under the age of 5 at my Birkenstock-wearing feet.But I soon became discouraged because I was young and easily distracted, life got tough, […]
Innerspace
Halfway through 2021, as I was feeling my way thru life post-pandemic, I began dreaming and preparing for my first solo art exhibit in my own hood at Pain Sugar Gallery. Fritz Aragon, the owner of Urge Palette Art Supply in downtown Riverside, got used to the sight of me coming in to the shop […]
Grounding
I finally realized that always being described as easy-goingflexible full of “patience” andoh, she just goes with the flowwas simply a trauma response from childhood. It bled into all of my relationships. Releasing shame, forgiving myself, being gentle with all parts of self, loving myself enough to create boundaries, honoring my sacred intuition, resting to […]
Rituals
One thing about me is I’m always going to get my feelings hurt because I’m sensitive as shit and this world ain’t the place for sensitive people. I have dark days. Because of my connection to the spiritual world, the reality of this place oftentimes drags me. On those days I contemplate a reality of […]
Remembering who I am
It feels like that dream you have where you wake up breathless and happy. When my son was nine, he woke up one morning exceptionally hyped (not a new occurrence with Diego) and giddy, going on and on about how he dreamt he could fly. His face was radiant and he was smiling with all […]
Breastfeeding Art
I had a love/hate relationship with breastfeeding. It definitely didn’t come easily to me. You know those Earth Mama types — the ones who make homemade granola, have long beautiful hair, wear groovy harem pants, eat cheese made from nuts and have chubby babies nursing from their giant milk-producing breasts? That so wasn’t me. I […]
Paint This: Sun + Moon Mural
When life is a struggle, create something. Make art. Do art. Build something. Paint a wall a bright color. Anything, really. For me, the act of creating something tangible that I can look at every day and glean some inspiration from is an amazing thing. It’s proof that I am able to rise above my […]
Let’s Help Mexico + Puerto Rico: Buy Art
When you’re an artist sometimes you wonder exactly how your art impacts other people. Of course, I want to create what I’m passionate about, to allow other people to feast their eyes on a beautiful thing. But I also want to uplift people, to make them feel, to make them think. If you get the opportunity […]