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negotiating childhood trauma

Self-Portrait Between Life and Death/Column Skirt

Butterfly BirdGirl with Death and Family Tree

Jaguar BirdGirl Annointed by SkyFlower

Rabbit Gown

Death Rattle

Riding the Cactus

Guadelupe Standing on Blue Rabbit

Switching Rabbits (Heart Like a Boat)

Girlhood with Snake

Let the Snake be Unbroken

The Pomegranate

Self-Portrait Between Life and Death/Column Skirt

Self-Portrait Between Life and Death/Column Skirt

Acrylic on Masonite
15″x20″ – 2007

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View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, cultural identity, death, expansion in the face of limitation, expansion of consciousness, fear, growth, healing, integration and resolution of betrayal, letting go, multidimensional reality, negotiating childhood trauma, pain, restriction
Artwork Symbolism: breasts, dolls, eyes, gloves, Hello Kitty, hummingbirds, Mesoamerican codice imagery, river, skeletons, wings

Butterfly BirdGirl with Death and Family Tree

Butterfly BirdGirl with Death and Family Tree

Colored Pencil on Archival Paper
approx. 7″x9″ – 2005

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, cultural identity, death, expansion in the face of limitation, expansion of consciousness, healing, integration and resolution of betrayal, negotiating childhood trauma, true personal power
Artwork Symbolism: halo, Mesoamerican codice imagery, moon, skeletons, trees, wings

Jaguar BirdGirl Annointed by SkyFlower

Jaguar BirdGirl Annointed by SkyFlower

Pencil on Archival Paper Scrap
approx. 3″x6″ – 2005

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, healing, negotiating childhood trauma
Artwork Symbolism: flowers, gloves, hoods, jaguar, Mesoamerican codice imagery, moon

Rabbit Gown

Rabbit Death Gown

Pencil on Archival Paper Scrap
approx. 3″x9″ – 2005

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, death, exploring consciousness, faith, fear, integration and resolution of betrayal, life, negotiating childhood trauma, pain
Artwork Symbolism: Mesoamerican codice imagery, ocean, rabbits, skeletons, Thumper

Death Rattle

Death Rattle

Pen and Ink on Book Pages
7″x9″ – 2003

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, death, fear, multidimensional reality, nature of physical reality, negotiating childhood trauma, pain, submission
Artwork Symbolism: Bible pages and other book pages, heavy metal element symbols, Holly Hobbie, Mesoamerican codice imagery

Riding the Cactus

Riding the Cactus

Acrylic on Archival Paper
26″x39″ – 2002

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, cultural identity, death, faith, fear, integration and resolution of betrayal, multidimensional reality, negotiating childhood trauma, pain, sexuality, submission
Artwork Symbolism: breasts, clothing, Hello Kitty, Mesoamerican codice imagery, nest

Guadelupe Standing on Blue Rabbit

Guadelupe Standing on Blue Rabbit

Acrylic on Archival Paper
26″x39″ – 2002

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, cultural identity, death, expansion in the face of limitation, exploring consciousness, faith, integration and resolution of betrayal, multidimensional reality, negotiating childhood trauma, submission
Artwork Symbolism: angels, clothing, rabbits, the virgin

Switching Rabbits (Heart Like a Boat)

Switching Rabbits (Heart Like a Boat)

Acrylic on Archival Paper
15″x19″ – 2002

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, death, exploring consciousness, multidimensional reality, negotiating childhood trauma, release
Artwork Symbolism: boat, deer, Mesoamerican codice imagery, moon, rabbits, river

Girlhood with Snake

Girlhood with Snake

Acrylic on Masonite
35″x48″ – 2000

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, death, faith, fear, integration and resolution of betrayal, multidimensional reality, negotiating childhood trauma, submission
Artwork Symbolism: clothing, contrasting indoor and outdoor spaces, Mesoamerican codice imagery, rattlesnakes

Let the Snake be Unbroken

Let the Snake be Unbroken

Charcoal on Archival Paper
30″x22″ – 1997

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: cultural identity, exploring consciousness, faith, freedom, healing, integration and resolution of betrayal, life, multidimensional reality, negotiating childhood trauma, primitive nature of physical reality, spiritual identity, true personal power
Artwork Symbolism: Mesoamerican codice imagery, mudras and hand postures, rattlesnakes

The Pomegranate

The Pomegranate

Acrylic on Masonite
28″x28″ – 1994
Available as a Limited Edition 13-Color Silkscreen Print
$300+$10 Shipping, Order & Pay via PayPal

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, cultural identity, death, exploring consciousness, integration and resolution of betrayal, multidimensional reality, negotiating childhood trauma, sexuality, true personal power
Artwork Symbolism: clothing, fruit, skeletons

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