inspirational art to fuel your creative drive

You are what you consume. This is my makeshift “pinterest” page of beautiful art, music, poetry, conversation that touches my heart in a healing way.

I hope it serves you too!

One of my favorite bands right now is The Tiarras - check out the first song “Soy Chignona” by these Tejana sisters from Austin, Texas.

From an interview, “Our song ‘Soy Chingona’ was inspired by multiple generations of Latinas that paved the way, broke glass ceilings, and cultivated a community of celebration and sisterhood.

‘Soy Chingona’ is an affirmation. It’s an expression of perseverance, resilience, and a celebration of ourselves and each other. “

Frida Kahlo’s final painting before her passing in 1954, in her last moments, she shared the message “viva la vida” or “live the life.” This serves as a reminder that tomorrow is not guaranteed, to embrace the present, and to make every moment within your control what you want it to be. This is the “sweetness” of living.

Something about watching the queen of Tejano music dance on stage makes me want to get up and dance too. Try it!

Frida Kahlo’s painting that serves as a reminder that we are one with earth and our surroundings and to live in flow and connection. For me, it also shows that knowing and connecting to your roots can help you stay grounded in this fast life.

“El Centro Mi Corazón
The Center My Heart
Ayy corazón de mi corazón
You are the Alter of My Being
You bring me together
You make me whole
You speak to me
Always
I listen
I listen
Listen to your heart
Listen to our hearts
Our hearts will lead teh way
Our hearts will cleanse and bless
Our Hearts will find the Words that Heal
Our Hearts tell the Stories of our Precious Selves
Stories We Must Remember
We Must Remember.
For the generations
We must Sing.”
— Inés Hernández-Avila

Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud… by the late Maya Angelou. Everyone has their own story and you don’t know where someone is at in their story when you meet them or pass them in the grocery store or talk to them on the phone. Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.

Similar to what Maya Angelou refers to in being a rainbow in someone else’s cloud, Kali Uchis sings about this concept but in the way of being your own rainbow after living through a storm. She tells her listeners, “if you need a hero, just look in the mirror.”

Frida Kahlo's painting of her bordering the U.S. and Mexico. This idea of competing lands and competing identities for Chicanas has been prevalent for many years, dating back to the Mexican Revolution of Frida’s time and surfacing during the Chicano movement in the U.S. in the 1960s to now as the Latino population outgrows others in the U.S. Embracing our whole identity can be difficult and is ever changing as we discover more about ourselves, but you are not alone in your journey.