Unapologetically Yourself
32.5x68in., Photographs with Digital Paintings, 2021

Wind represents things that grow and enjoy freedom. Wind represents me. ‘Unapologetically Yourself' is a series focused on different stages of my self-love journey. Presented in three triptychs, my self-portraits symbolize how I have felt avoiding and finally accepting my true and genuine self. ‘Unapologetically Yourself’ serves as a power stance held within myself despite the internal struggles I have experienced. Through the use of mirrors, and outlines of my face, body, and surroundings, I no longer choose to avoid, and I now accept me for all I am.

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Migration
12x12 in., Digital Painting, 2020

​This series of images work together as a subtle activist approach relating to the journey immigrants experience. The monarch butterfly is commonly used as a symbol of peaceful migration in the immigration movement. For this series, I wanted to incorporate other types of butterflies to emphasize the diversity of immigrants. The butterflies are resting on the plants and flowers, in my mind, making them symbols of allies representing support to immigrants. The three images each display a vintage map in the background of Mexico, California, or both. Growing up in San Diego, although I am not undocumented, I was often exposed to and experienced discrimination for my appearance and for speaking Spanish. Migration intends for its viewers to be open to the beauty of immigration. Butterflies deserve to be free and so do we.