Art Exhibits

Artist Statement

This group of works begins with looking closely at agave (maguey): first through a microscope, and then outward to the land where it grows, is harvested, and becomes part of everyday life. In these pieces, agave is seen as both a plant and a landscape. Shapes from agave cells are transformed into map-like lines and topographic drawings. Folded forms resemble the shape of the maguey; and stitched surfaces made with thread, wool, and ixtle (agave fiber) highlight the plant’s texture, strength, and layered structure.

The works also connect agave to food, land, and family memory; with references to barbacoa, a traditional cooking practice that uses agave leaves (pencas). Laparcela (book) draws from family land and personal memory to link territory; labor, cooking, and care.

Presented for Earth Day; these pieces invite viewers to think about plants beyond their role as natural resources and to consider them as living systems connected to culture, memory; and place.

We invite you to notice how knowledge can be held in land, materials, and everyday traditions.