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The Harvest

This essay examines how symbols of fertility, cycles, and femininity are embodied in representations of the harvest and the female figure. Longer days bring sunny weather this summer, and new opportunities full of life and happiness. The main idea is the golden harvest, with the figure as its strength. Being in a desert does not mean it is not fertile. After a long, dry winter, it appears as something new: life. Moving from chaos to order and back again, it keeps changing.

The bark holds the figure, and the symbols carved on it form an endless vision. These symbols include spirals representing the cycle of life and renewal, small grains signifying abundance and hope, and a sun design symbolizing light and growth. Each mark is chosen to connect with traditions where nature, cycles, and femininity are key themes. The female figure is the support of the house. Let’s remember Willendorf: the bigger the figure, the better the harvest, and the more fruitful. (Dixson & Dixson, 2011)

As the fall season is the most important, marked by community feasts, food gathering, and celebrations. Let us give thanks for a new harvest. (Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, n.d.)

Equally, in the same way these carvings, the depiction of figures—especially those that appear intertwined with or emerging from the wood—can symbolize the inseparable relationship between humans and the natural world.

As a whole, the sign here is that the female seems trapped by, attached to, or holding the tree. Without realizing it, I was creating designs, and now she seems to be facing backward.

THE HARVEST

THE HARVEST SIZE 30″x40″ OIL, MIX MEDIA

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Kites

Kites are transitioning from Earth to the sky, communication waves. It is a source of releasing our thinking into a creative mindset about expression. Each pattern has six, seven, and eight rectangular forms based on numerology. It points to symbolizing mysticism and spiritual awakening.
The red kites represent change, curiosity, freedom, and adaptability. Reaching the top beyond creates a universe of possibilities. Out there is a vast and quiet world; we long for that peace inside us, away from greed.

Green brings us back to Earth in the forest, and the cord is the connection, for it beholds our soul. It is our curiosity to unveil what’s beyond up there. But then we know our presage is short due to the space chemicals. In the chaos, we have left our institution to go with the spiritual and think of a different portal for a different life. Curiosity is strength, and control is our character. An alerting thought with penitent consequences. Still then again, we fear uncertainty, and the cycle repeats above us.

The kites nurture our souls, reaching prolonged moments that are insatiable. Running away from the cold winter, they disappear and glow in line but then loosen and wave at a time, our life. Nothing is the same. Everything changes. In the end, it does not stay permanent. It is part of our life to fluctuate from one place to another. In short, accepting it makes us receptive and allows us to make mistakes and others the same. Once learned, most transitions fluctuate, just as in this watercolor. There are a lot of kites scraping, and it presages into the unknown.

Kites

Kites 14″ x 17″ watercolor 2025

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La Pinata

La pinata

The pattern’s journey evolved into ideas; this was and remains a concept in development, and the idea’s impression persists. The world’s persistent problems without a solution are a never-ending story. It is a painting with political content. In analyzing this painting, the piñata represents the peasant hit by the masked person, who is often seen as a symbol of the devil.  It is part of a procession that dates back to medieval and ancient times among pagans.

It all depends on the point of view from which we want to interpret. Here, the Pinata is in front of the church. Mock rings at the religious in high positions and from being unable to fix the problems. The clown, a significant figure in the painting, is an extension of the social commentary. People celebrate the food that comes from within. Additionally, it represents the high-ranking politicians who often benefit from the suffering of the peasants.

During the creative process, my assistant created a few sketches at my request to explore this idea. Then, I recollected old churches from my pictures and sketches from Ecuador. The Pinata is everywhere in Brooklyn Knickerbocker. There is a Mexican party market where I got my model. I covered his eyes to recreate a state of unawareness toward the people and social biases happening in society. However, it was not as colorful and full of vitality as this one. Moreover, this Pinata and many other series were exhibited at Lehman College as part of my thesis. And nonetheless, a student commented that I repeated the same scene in different views, and I said that it was precisely a series.

Throughout, the concepts take different paths, such as other points of view in various scenarios. In short, the colors did not change; indeed, they became better and dazzling.

LA PINATA

La Pinata

La Pinata

Oil on Canvas 34″ x 34″