The Good Ol’ Days
Textile artwork; quilt series
2020-Current
I’ve been recently exploring expressing myself through textile art work. In this project I’ve combined quilting, embroidery, and textile techniques to craft narratives connecting to my Puerto Rican American Ancestry.
“The Good Ol’ days. Full of memories de Maquillaje, on summer nights I used to play games with Abuelita, Christina.”
–Stanza 1
–Quilted tapestry
“Her rooms were always warm, her abrazos even warmer, como dulce. She came from ‘La Isla’. A place I’d never see her in.”
–Stanza 2
–Quilted Tapestry + Embroidery + Painted fabric
Upcoming Pieces
She was a detailer, a factory-worker, a New Yorker after _1945, date she immigrated + 10 years_.
Arroz con gandules, arepitas, 4C Iced Tea, and frozen canned OJ, Pasteles, Tostones, Busetlo. Panza hungers for those days.