Soy Carina
Chicago Mujer
Chi-Town Girl
Daughter of Guanajuantenses
Hija de Chichimeca
Mexicana en mis raices
Americana in my Spanglish
Soy Carina
4’11’’ ½”
Brown and Proud
Hermosa y Poderosa
Soy Carina
Looking through the lens of family history
My grandmother’s movement to detail as she sewed dresses
My grandmother’s love, wisdom, and clairvoyance ways
My grandfather’s hands working the fields until they were pinto beans
Soy Carina
Using color and pattern
Repeat
Layer by layer
Repeat
Stitch by stitch
Repeat
One story at a time
Repeat
Soy Carina
Crying and blooming
Accepting vulnerability as a gift
Las lagrimas curan mis heridas
De la obscuridad busco mi luz
Floreando con un petal
La rosa de mi jardin
Del jardin de mi hermana
El jardin de mi prima
El jardin de mi tia
El jardin de mi abuela
El jardin de mi madre
Espinas me fortalecen al nacer
Florecita de mi alma
Llorando y floreando
Soy Carina
Honoring my ancestors
Admiring my teachers
Valuing the present
Acknowledging the past
Building on connections
Working in community
I am Carina
Untitled Heart
2021
applique and quilted on cotton, 28" x 43"
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