Miercoles The third day. The watchful eye respectfully retires before true nakedness.; the shedding of skin being too private of an affair. This doesn’t mean that the storm abates; the worst still to come. Panting, the electric current traverses a familiar figure, burning it up.
Martes The second day. As the clouds gather the moon shines over an unpleasant sight, a woman emerges from within, breaking forth the stormy waters of the non-lived past. How embarrassing.
The Immigrant I The figure traverses the stormy waters in the night, keeping good pace and long strides. To move from one place to another takes courage. Pray for its abundance, as there’s much to see and do before finding home. This edition sparked my interest for the creation of a new body of work …
The Bringer of Kindness The thoughts behind the original creation of this image can be found here. This particular iteration was born out of the desire to translate this work into a different surface with the intention of meditating on its details and forms, and finding new nuanced textures and forms. In revisiting an old …
Puertrograbando Poster This poster and the logo that would end up be chosen as the brand identity for the event, were designed with the help of local artists from the island. We worked to come up with imagery that respected the culture and embraced the diversity of Puerto Rico in terms of ethnicity and culture. …
AMALGAM II Male red. Red fire, red blood, red iron, red dreams. To feel more, to think less, and to seek beyond.
Viajero- Brazo Izquierdo Edition made at La Maquina, a printmaking printshop in Oaxaca, and one of the very few in the world with a lithography offset press. This is a small version of a bigger print that belongs to a larger body of work.
Lunes A self-portrait of sorts, reflecting on what my life is all about: a series of instances where I’m reminded that I’m unstoppable. First I didn’t speak the language, then I didn’t know how to draw, then I didn’t know how to print, then I didn’t know how to teach, then I didn’t know how …
What Love Is is a piece rendered in scratchboard. This portrait of a woman in love was created right after finalizing my series To the Beat of a Distant Drums. The objective was to pull elements from that series into new work, and to see if it was possible to utilize the language already existing …
This woodcut was printed from an 8×4 foot mdf block. It was designed and printed in preparation for a show named Nuestra Tierra (Our Land), which was co-curated by Joseph Velasquez, and which featured Hispanic artists who were immigrants or children of immigrants, and who grappled with the idea of calling America home. For this …