ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the layered experiences of Latina womanhood, tracing how memory, migration, and the female body intersect as sites of transformation.
Through a fusion of watercolor, oil, and acrylic techniques layered with textile motifs, collage, and digital transparencies, I construct images that blur the boundaries between body and landscape, spirit and material. Threads, fabric, and gesture become metaphors for inheritance and repair — the ways in which cultural memory is passed, unraveled, and rewoven across generations.
In one of my ongoing series, Unraveled Identities: Memory and the Female Body in Transit, explores how it is my strong belief that patriarchy will end its rule when we face the issues of colonialism head on. A very important investigation is how The women of the Caribbean and its diaspora navigate multiplicity: between languages, histories, and geographies. The work is deeply influenced by my Afro-diasporic roots, my background in printmaking, and the intergenerational stories that have shaped my sense of self.
By merging traditional and digital practices, I create a visual language that resists erasure and celebrates hybridity. I approach art as both a meditative and reconstructive act — a way to piece together fragments of identity shaped by diaspora, ancestry, and a desire for belonging.
Each composition becomes a form of embodied storytelling — a reclamation of space and voice. Through color, light, and layered materials, I seek to transform displacement into a kind of belonging, and vulnerability into power.
See my work
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The Rooster Oracle
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Kind Fox?
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Eat a Bullfrog?
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Kama-Lizard
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Afro-Carbbean Art is Trending
Contemporary Afro-latin and Afro Caribbean styles are now in demand more than ever. People really enjoy having their portrait come to life in vibrant, dynamic, and flavorful ways! The style of portraiture I have found that is most fascinating and of organic interest is Caribbean, surreal-themed digital art. It's focused on composition and shapes but mostly emphasizing the vibrant colors and nature motifs in the culture of the Caribbean archipelago to create a dynamic and culturally rich visual experience.
A dear friend served as model; she is surrounded by an aura of serenity, yet very wild beauty. Our connection is transcending the mere physical realm. The colors here are forming a kaleidoscope of hues that symbolize our spiritual bond. In the midst of this ethereal garden, specific flowers hold significant symbolism. Velvety petals symbolize passion and love, intermingled with lilies representing purity and devotion. Each flower, chosen and intricately placed, contributes to the narrative of this divine connection.
