Ancestral Gold I collage and it was not until

and it was not until my work as a climate activist that I began to understand what that absence had cost me

the garden he once tenderly cared for burst into full bloom

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and collective liberation

I grew up not knowing he existed

Ancestral Gold I collage and it was not until2024, Collage with Linoleum Block Elements on Hanji 24 x 49. 25 inches Maiz is a key, sacred staple that has sustained people throughout the region we now call Latin America for generations. Our connection to corn runs deepit nourishes us, shapes our culture, and carries our history. It is the foundation of our tortillas, tamales, and the traditional foods that have existed long before colonization. But corn is also a battleground. Monsanto has long