"Character Sketches" is a mixed media collage series that reimagines women—both real and fictional—from history, literature, and folklore through whimsical, fragmented portraits. Each piece serves as a visual meditation on identity, inviting viewers to consider who these women might have been beyond their public myths and cultural roles. By blending analog textures with digital collage, the series creates figmental interpretations that are at once playful and poignant, sincere and surreal. These portraits offer imagined glimpses into the inner lives of women too often flattened by time—rendered instead as layered, complex, and emotionally vivid figures. "Character Sketches" explores the space between legacy and invention, using collage as a means to reconstruct and re-enchant feminine identity across eras.
"Frida de las Adelitas" 24x28", 2024. Frida de las Adelitas is a mixed media collage that reimagines Frida Kahlo as an adelita—a Mexican female revolutionary—blending her iconic artistic presence with the fierce spirit of the soldaderas who fought during the Mexican Revolution. Set against haciendas and infused with traditional Mexican motifs like marigolds, cacti, and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Frida stands defiantly in sombrero and bandolier, her figure woven into a nest of veins symbolizing both personal and collective struggle. With rich reds and earthy tones, the piece is a tribute to Frida’s legacy and the courage of the women who defied gender norms to fight for freedom.
"Jeanne d'Arc" 15.7x23.7", 2024.