Los Gracias

People come and go. Some come for good, others leave without us even noticing. Some never stay too close and others never totally leave. Sometimes, only the memory of a person remains; whatever it was they taught us, left us, took from us. Whatever change they made in us.

LOS GRACIAS is a two-piece mini project that was made simply as a gesture of gratitude. Florencio Gracias and Edmunda Gracias are two “portraits” I made to show my gratitude to those who taught me about self-empowerment and the value of my own time. I say “portrait” because they don’t really represent only one person, but are a mix of some people who taught me about these life lessons. Each Gracias is a set of two pieces; the portrait and a small hand-embroidered poem.

LOS GRACIAS are original, unique and signed pieces of art. They are hand painted, hand stitched and hand sewn wall hangings. They are made of cotton fabric, acrylic paint and cotton thread.