Social Spaces Series
Explores shared cultural traditions among the peoples of Mexico and the United States. Drawing upon local landscapes, sacred vessels, drums, and other cultural symbols, the series reflects continuity, resilience, and the enduring strength of communities navigating challenging times.
Included within this grouping, the America at 250 Series reflects our dramatically changed social spheres, including struggle and injustice concerning immigration in America..
1. "Bells Tolling" (2025, 32 x 40).
1 a. "Bells Tolling" detail.
1 b. "Bells Tolling" detail.
1 c. "Bells Tolling" detail.
"American Florals Diptych for 2026" (2026,
Close to Home, From Guerrero to Dayton
Huacuja American Florals Diptych
2. "El Tambor Sagrada with Tornado" (2025, 32 x 40)
2 a. "El Tambor Sagrada with Tornado" detail.
"America at 250: Proud Boys, Persia" (2026, 32 x 40) . An American bomber rains destruction upon Iran. Above the scene, a stark image of the Hand of God points toward the devastation. Yet, contrary to the rhetoric of the U.S. Secretary of War, the Hand of God bears no responsibility for what unfolds below. Instead, the true forces at work are greed, violence, and destruction, whose presence looms over the landscape. Three black-and-white snakes wind through the Iranian terrain, invoking the Persian myth of the tyrant Zahhak. In Persian tradition, Zahhak stands as a powerful symbol of evil's parasitic nature—an embodiment of tyranny, cruelty, and corruption that feeds upon the lives of others.
"America at 250: In US Be Proud" (2026, 26 x 24). This work explores the fraying of shared social spaces during the United States' 250th anniversary celebration of the Declaration of Independence. I am a patriot. I love my country. Yet beneath the pageantry of national celebration, currents of racism, exclusion, and fear continue to smolder. In this painting, symbols of faith, nationhood, and belonging collide, revealing the uneasy space between democratic ideals and lived realities. The appropriation of Christian imagery in service of nationalist ideology transforms symbols of compassion into instruments of division. As America marks 250 years of independence, this work asks what kind of nation we are celebrating—and who is invited to share in its promises.
"America at 250: Blessings, Boys, Bombs" (2026, 8 x 6).
"America at 250: Blessings, Boys, Bombs" (2026, 4 x 6).
"America at 250: Blessings, Boys, Bombs" (2026, 4 x 6). , One Nation Under God.
"America at 250: Blessings, Boys, Bombs" (2026, 4 x 6). Bomb with Persian Fire