This time period is marked by the inclusion of my piece, The Love That Stains, on the cover of Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art and my profound work with plant teachers.
I journeyed to Brazil during this time and was very moved by that experience. After my return back to the US I painted some of my favorite pieces ever such as Riding the Cactus, The Love That Stains, Heart Like a Boat, and Death Enthroned.
More about this time period can be found in my bio.
Themes: spiritual identity, multidimensional reality, exploring consciousness, death, sexuality, negotiating childhood trauma
Symbolism: the virgin, rabbits, Mesoamerican codice imagery, Hello Kitty, rattlesnakes, deer, clothing, skeletons, angels, royalty, river
Studying:
Mesoamerican Codices and Catholic art, Paula Rego, Balthus
Below is a small sampling of work from 2002-2000
(A) = available pieces
Riding the Cactus
Arylic on Archival Paper
26"x39" - 2002
Guadelupe Standing on Blue Rabbit
Acrylic on Archival Paper
26"x39" - 2002
Switching Rabbits (Heart Like a Boat)
Acrylic on Archival Paper
15"x19" - 2002
Virgin with Death Baby
Acrylic on Tin from Mexico
12"x12" - 2002
Death Enthroned
Arylic on Archival Paper
26"x39" - 2002
Half Virgin Head with Snake on Mantle
Acrylic and Gold Metal Leaf on Archival Paper
approx. 37"x24" - 2001
Woman with Rabbit
at Throat
Pastel on Archival Paper
18"x24" - 2001
Girlhood with Snake
Acrylic on Masonite
35"x48" - 2000