Red Bouquet

Roses and brooms arranged as a bouquet—beauty and labor intertwined. From my "Homage to My Mothers" series, this painting transforms cleaning tools into flowers, elevating the invisible work of immigrant mothers to something worthy of celebration and reverence.

My mother immigrated from Mexico to the United States, learned a new language and a new way of life. She embodies the immigrant spirit—working cleaning jobs, domestic labor, providing for family while maintaining dignity. The pink brooms become flowers because her work deserves to be seen as beautiful, as worthy of a still life painting, as valuable as roses.

The ornate damask wallpaper background suggests the homes these mothers clean—elegant spaces where their labor creates beauty for others. By painting brooms alongside roses in a vase, I insist that domestic work is not lesser than, but equal to, any labor. This bouquet honors my mother and all mothers like her who build new lives through work society often refuses to see.

✦ ARTWORK DETAILS

- Original painting (one-of-a-kind)

- Acrylic and oil on paper mounted on canvas

- Includes white frame (ready to hang)

- 16" × 20" × 5" (framed dimensions)

- Created 2022

- Signed by artist

- Part of "Homage to My Mothers" series

- Includes certificate of authenticity

✦ ABOUT THE SERIES

"Homage to My Mothers" celebrates immigrant mothers who work in domestic labor—transforming cleaning supplies and household objects into subjects worthy of fine art still life painting.

✦ PERFECT FOR

- Collectors honoring immigrant labor and mothers

- Museums examining domestic work and cultural identity

- Celebrating the dignity of all labor

- Framed and ready to display

- Supporting contemporary Chicano art

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