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This Friday !!! Please join us at the Hallie Ford Museum from 6-8pm to celebrate the opening of Senior Thesis Art Exhibition! I am so proud of the work myself and my peers have all accomplished this past year and can’t wait to share it! The show will be up through May 10th and my gallery talk will be on April 21st at 12pm! Come check out all of our super cool work :)) ⭐️

letterpress broadside for my class at pnca !! this piece contains excerpts from the song Somos Más Americanos by Los Tigre’s del Norte! printed from handset lead type on a vandercook 219

four layer reduction print final product :) i learned so much throughout this process and i cant wait to try another reduction print at some point!

reduction print start!!!! 2 out of 5 colors :))

“madre nuestra” acrylic on canvas 30x40in nadie es ilegal en tierra robada. no one is illegal on stolen land.

studies of my sweet grandfather papa k as a part of a larger memorial project that is in the works ❤️‍🔥

“morning light” acrylic on canvas

newest piece for my printmaking and textiles class !! it’s currently up in the installation gallery in the art building so wu ppl you should go check it out :) This piece takes inspiration from Mexican talavera tile work and the huge presence of religion in Mexican culture. La Virgen de Guadalupe is a symbol of abundance and she is greatly revered in Mexican culture. She has become an icon that has been reinterpreted many times to the point where Catholic devotion is not the main subject of her power. I was not raised Catholic despite Catholicism being very important to much of my extended family and yet La Virgen de Guadalupe holds a lot of meaning and comfort to me. The religious imagery in this piece speaks to my own experience as a person of Mexican descent constantly finding myself grappling with my identity and searching for where I fit in. The gold frames are attached to the larger piece by only a pin so as to represent the fragility of my connection to these religious images. They are a part of me and something that contributes to my identity but they are not stagnant and they are not fully woven into my being. They move in the wind and evolve with me.

“california dream” linoleum and ink on tea dyed cotton did some fun experimenting with jigsaw linocut for the dogface butterfly :))

did my first raku firing and have been experimenting with glaze mixing !!

very successful Ojai Pride !!! met so many wonderful people <33 huge love to Kate, JoEllen and Robin and everyone involved and who came out to support :)

had so much work up in the end of semester show!!