I was reading about the Chernobyl disaster and wanted to make a piece honoring the liquidators who cleaned up after the disaster. The alpha, beta, and gamma signs around the central figure’s head refer to types of radiation. This is an icon similar to a style...
Last Friday, I ran my fingers against The rough walls of an artery A vessel ravaged by years of hardening And I thought of my own, The places where I’ve tried to suppress, The places where it’s become Hard like stone Over time, aches and pains Build up,...
Rolling in with summer’s thunder, I had made a massive blunder: For I ran each day through forests, land of most infectious tick While I ran upon swift feet, yet thoroughly devoid of DEET, Without notice, never to greet the very bug that made me sick Never saw...
Most experiences that would lead a physician to truly empathize are lived, not taught: Kicking an addiction to a substance or activity. Living with chronic pain or fatigue. Menstrual cramps. Physical disabilities that limit mobility. The list is, of course, almost...
“Sangre y Leche (La Malinche y La Virgin de Guadalupe).” Inspired from the Octavio Paz’s “The Sons of la Malinche,”. The purpose of this was to illustrate the dichotomy of two of the most prominent women in Mexican folklore and history. The piece was made by...
