“Por siempre joven”
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“Por siempre joven”
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“Quetzal Fringe”
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“carnival”
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“Henhouse”
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“Mantón de plumas”
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“Featherworks”
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“Ribbons Weaving”
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“Forever Young”
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“Pin Loom Series”
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“Hair Weaving”
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“Hair Weaving”
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“Feminicidio en Guatemala”
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“Wave Hill's Books of Leaves Lace”
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“Wave Hill's Books of Leaves”
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“Pressure Prints”
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“ARTchivo”
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“Deshilando el miedo”
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“Historias íntimas”
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“Souvenirs from Governors Island”
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“Souvenirs from Governors Island”
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“Bittersweet”
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“Hoy he roto tus cartas”
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“Drawing of Man/Drawing of Woman”
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“Historias íntimas”
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Recuerdo de nuestra boda (Memories of Our Wedding)

“Recuerdo de nuestra boda”
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120 Minutos de silencio (120 Minutes of Silence)

“120 Minutos de silencio”
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“Días especiales”
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“Preoccupation (Gray Hair)”
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“Dibujo de hombre/Dibujo de mujer”
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“Untitled (Rinse)”
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“In Memoriam”
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Serie “A flor de piel”
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Serie “Flores silvestres”
“Wildflowers” Series

“Abuela, madre, hija”
“Grandmother, Mother, Daughter”

“Retorno a la pubertad”
“Return to Puberty”

“Para verte mejor”
“The Better to See You With”

“Ái Spik Ínglish”
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“Para que nos recuerdes mejor”
“To Remember Us Better”

“Valentía y coraje”
“Courage and Bravery”

“Para besarte mejor”
“The Better to Kiss You With”

“Para acariciarte mejor”
“The Better to Caress You With”

“Bésame mucho”
“Kiss Me Plenty”

“Reddest Red”

“Escudos”
“Shields”

Serie “Instalación en museos de arte”
“Installation at Art Museums” Series

“Encierro rosa”
“Romance Imprisonment”

“Título de propiedad”
“Ownership Title”

“La sombra”
“The Shadow”

Allen's Hummingbird, 2024, 26.75" x 37". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

American Goldfinch, 2025, 18" x 22". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

American Robin, 2025, 18" x 22". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Baltimore Oriole, 2025, 13.25" x 18.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Cerulean Warbler, 2025, 13.25" x 18.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Common Loon, 2024, 25" x 35.75". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Greater Sage-Grouse, 2025, 18" x 21". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Hooded Warbler, 2025, 13.25" x 18.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Lark Bunting, 2025, 13.25" x 18.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Nashville Warbler, 2025, 18" x 22". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Northern Pintail, 2025, 18" x 21.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread, leather on silk organza.

Piping Plover, 2025, 13.5" x 18.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Purple Finch, 2025, 18.5" x 27". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2025, 18.5" x 27". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Royal Tern, 2025, 13.5" x 18.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Sandhill Crane, 2025, 18.5" x 27". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Sage Thrasher, 2025, 13.25" x 18.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Scarlet Tanager, 2025, 18" x 22". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Semipalmated Plover, 2025, 13.5" x 18.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Yellow Warbler, 2025, 18" x 21". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Wood Thrush, 2025, 18" x 21.5". Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza.

Portraits of Avian Families at Risk

New York, 2024-25

Fabric swatches, nylon thread on silk organza
Dimensions variable

Textile works that use fabric swatches collected from various sources to create images of 21 bird species from North America considered “at risk,” according to the report Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink from the National Audubon Society.

The fabrics to create the image of each bird came from different sources: multiple visits to Fashion District in NYC (particularly to Mood Fabrics), surplus materials from Materials for the Arts and Rogers & Goffigon Ltd, and my own stash of swatches collected over the years.

Each swatch of fabric was sewn with nylon thread on colored silk fabrics to evoke the sky or water elements. The poses of the birds are mainly static side views, perching from branches or standing on the ground, and their sizes varied as I experimented with the scales of each one.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

This project was supported by a FY2025 New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Grant for Artists for the creation of new work, sponsored by Dyckman Farmhouse Museum.