Balsero’s Lament, a mixed media tin retablo, (i.e. Acrylic paint gesso, twine, coffee-stained gauze, photograph and thread) refers to the plight of Cuban Balseros who in makeshift rafts risk travel across the perilous sea between Cuba and Florida, braving treacherous currents and shark-infested waters to pursue a dream of salvation through exile. Donation to the Auction of behalf of the Nave Museum, Victoria, TX, 2016.
Mi Santica Balserita, mixed media tin ratable, donated to the Lawndale Art Center, for the Dia de Los Muertos ratablo auction, 2009.
St. Michael, mixed media retablo tin, donated to Lawndale Art Center for Dia de Los Muertos retablo auction, 2007.
St. Michael, (back view) mixed media retablo tin, donated to Lawndale Art Center for Dia de Los Muertos retablo auction, 2007.