This portrait is inspired by Rosen Jaden 's poem “Si volviera a nacer, elegiría ser la madre de mi
madre.” The poem represents the desire to heal our parents from having to sacrifice their
childhood. Here I'm holding my mother as a child; both our dresses are adorned with flowers
drawn and embroidered by my ma’ Chila (grandmother). My mother carries a guayaba that
reminds us both of the place we call home, nuestras raíces en Michoacán. Este retrato
representa el amor y el cariño que tengo por mi madre ‘porque si la quiero tanto siendo su hija,
como la quería cuando al nacer la tuviera entre mis brazos!’