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Skeleton Balancing on Mushroom

Ascending Death Goddess

Small Doll

Heart Gown

Spirit Couple

Snake Skull Gown

Bound Ghost

Self-Portrait Between Life and Death/Column Skirt

Death in Corset

Butterfly BirdGirl with Death and Family Tree

Rabbit Gown

Snake Skull Woman

Dancing with Death

Virgin with Death Baby

Death Enthroned

The Pomegranate

Sunday Afternoon

Communion Gloves – La Bonita & La Calaca

Acrylic on Vintage Leather Glove
3″x9″ (each) – 2014

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acceptance, cultural identity, death, expansion of consciousness, exploring consciousness, faith, freedom, letting go, life, multidimensional reality, nature of physical reality, true personal power, trust
Artwork Symbolism: gloves, skeletons, woman

Skeleton Balancing on Mushroom

Skeleton Balancing on Mushroom

Ink on Archival Paper
6-1/2″x13″ – 2011

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: death, expansion of consciousness, multidimensional reality, primitive nature of physical reality
Artwork Symbolism: balancing, birds, breasts, eyes, mushrooms, skeletons, wings

Ascending Death Goddess

Ascending Death Goddess

Ink on Archival Paper
3-1/2″x4″ – 2011

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: death, expansion of consciousness, healing, multidimensional reality
Artwork Symbolism: breasts, children, eyes, mushrooms, skeletons

Small Doll

Small Doll

Ink on Archival Paper
3-1/2″x4″ – 2011

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acceptance, expansion of consciousness, multidimensional reality, primitive nature of physical reality
Artwork Symbolism: altered heart (three bumps), dolls, flowers, hearts, skeletons

Heart Gown

Heart Gown

Watercolor and Ink on Archival Paper
5″x8″ – 2010

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: death, expansion of consciousness, integration and resolution of betrayal, true personal power
Artwork Symbolism: altered heart (three bumps), birds, eyes, gowns, hearts, skeletons, sun and moon

Spirit Couple

Spirit Couple

Watercolor and Ink on Archival Paper
7-1/2″x6″ – 2010

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: cultural identity, death, expansion of consciousness, love, multidimensional reality, slow return of color
Artwork Symbolism: eyes, flowers, gowns, patterns of growth, skeletons, sun and moon, wings

Snake Skull Gown

Snake Skull Gown

Ink on Archival Paper
7-1/4″x7″ – 2009

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: cultural identity, death, expansion of consciousness, freedom, growth, healing, multidimensional reality, restriction, true personal power
Artwork Symbolism: breasts, corsets, gowns, hair, lace and cloth, rattlesnakes, skeletons

Bound Ghost

Bound Ghost

Ink on Archival Paper
4″x3-1/4″ – 2008

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: death, expansion of consciousness, integration and resolution of betrayal, letting go, multidimensional reality
Artwork Symbolism: flowers, ghosts, lace and cloth, singing, skeletons

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

Death in Corset

Death in Corset

Pencil on Archival Paper Scrap
2-1/2″x3-1/4″ – 2006

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, cultural identity, death, love, restriction
Artwork Symbolism: birds, breasts, corsets, flowers, gloves, hummingbirds, Mesoamerican codice imagery, skeletons

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

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

Snake Skull Woman

Snake Skull Woman

Ink on Book Page
(Van Loon’s Geography: List of Illustrations)
6″x9″ – 2003

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, death, exploring consciousness, fear, integration and resolution of betrayal, pain, submission
Artwork Symbolism: Bible pages and other book pages, Mesoamerican codice imagery, rattlesnakes, skeletons

Dancing with Death

Dancing with Death

Acrylic on Paper
40″ x 26″ – 2002

Available as a Giclee Print

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: acknowledging and integrating vulnerability, death, faith, fear, integration and resolution of betrayal, life, love, multidimensional reality, trust
Artwork Symbolism: dress, hair, skeletons

Virgin with Death Baby

Virgin with Death Baby

Acrylic on Tin from Mexico
12″x12″ – 2002

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: cultural identity, death, multidimensional reality, spiritual identity
Artwork Symbolism: Mesoamerican codice imagery, skeletons, the virgin

Death Enthroned

Death Enthroned

Arylic on Archival Paper
26″x39″ – 2002

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: cultural identity, death, expansion of consciousness, multidimensional reality, spiritual identity
Artwork Symbolism: angels, eyes, Mesoamerican codice imagery, royalty, skeletons, throne

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

Sunday Afternoon

Sunday Afternoon

Acrylic on Masonite
46″x33″ – 1994

View Full Size. Artwork Themes: cultural identity, death, exploring consciousness, multidimensional reality
Artwork Symbolism: contrasting indoor and outdoor spaces, fruit, skeletons, smoking

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