This show was up at Redline during the Christmas time. The to smaller ones “Nurtured Dream” in green and “Shadow Life” in browns are currently hanging at Saint John’s Cathedral in Denver.
When I created these pieces I was thinking about how I am getting older. Plus, I just evaluated my life, again. This time I decided that I needed to stop living for others and start living my life.
Here’s my artist statement:
“As an artist, I like using different types of mediums, but fiber is the best. I prefer used or repurposed textiles. In these pieces there are some donated fabrics and new fabrics. My art is a loosely traced version of a selfie that I took of myself. I took this picture because I loved who I was in the mirror. This means I am enough and I don’t need approval.
These three pieces are representing the phases of me “Becoming whole. “Shadow Life” is a reminder of how I left myself in the shadow of others to help them in their journeys. “Nurtured Dream” is what I thought that life should be and what I should look like. Unfortunately, I came to a realization that I was setting myself up for failure. “Infused Wellness” is a combo of both with acceptance of how life is ever changing. I am accepting my body as it is and accepting my life as it is to achieve mind-body wellness.”
I have been so busy with life, that I am just getting to posting. Please reach out with comments, inquiries, and with thoughts of how they make you feel.
Chacalit 