My paintings are living beings—reflections of an intimate spiritual process. Creating from "the source," I work without a predetermined palette or reference, allowing the paint to land in its most liberated form. This process requires a state of total detachment; I must wait for the painting to reveal its own story to me.

Travessia means "Crossing." We are often taught that transitions are merely unstable paths to a destination, but I believe the crossing is everything. As an immigrant, I have learned what it means to be a perpetual beginner—constantly crossing borders, shifting careers, and redefining what it means to be a woman in a generation of newfound freedom. These paintings are an externalization of that growth; they are landscapes of the "in-between," capturing the movement of life without being consumed by it.

This perspective is rooted in my practice of the breath hold—the space between an inhale and an exhale. We are conditioned to fear that suspension, yet in that stillness, we learn it is safe to exist in the void. My work is an invitation to find that same safety in the transitions of life, and to realize that we are never crossing alone—we are always accompanied by the mysterious forces that shape our path.

The crossing is not a bridge to somewhere else. It is where we arrive, every single day.