For Pride - Las Pupuseras.
In El Salvador, a pupusa is the country's beloved national dish, and pupusera can also be used as a slang term for a queer woman. This painting plays with that double meaning, transforming a word that has sometimes been used as a slur into a celebration of love.
Two Nahua women share a kiss while preparing pupusas at a market stall. The man enjoying a pupusa beside them is my husband, who is Salvadoran. Through him, I have developed a deep affection for El Salvador, its people, and its traditions. This painting is my small tribute to that affection.
For my queer artwork and stories:
[https://t.co/zPSgZbU79j]
A field of flowers.
I painted Xochihua for Pride Month. In Nahua tradition, xochihua refers to people assigned male at birth who follow a feminine path. Here, two lovers meet among flowers, carrying blossoms gathered from the earth and offering affection freely beneath the open sky.
For my queer artwork and stories:
https://t.co/zPSgZbU79j