"The visitors" and "Feminine Ways"

The other day I thought about how beautiful was to watch this art installation/performance by Icelandic Artist Ragnar Kjartansson, this 9 channel installation is called "The Visitors" the lyrics are from a poem called "Feminine Ways" by Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir. I’m sharing this video I found on you tube today because I got to see the whole video again and I payed attention to the lyrics on the poem and it was so enlightening!

I was lucky to see this show for the first time at “The Broad” in Los Angeles in 2019 and later on the Dallas Museum of Art in November of the same year, is so wonderful, please take a look at it, I hope you like it, the artist himself appears in the video next to some of his friends which are playing an instrument in a different room at the same house somewhere in Upstate New York, at some point they all get together but they keep playing and singing, is so wonderful.

Here is the poem:

(Which by the way reminded me of how I feel when i’m taking photos of my roses at the ocean, it really spoke to me)

“A pink rose In the glittery frost

A diamond heart

And the orange red fire

Once again I fall into My feminine ways

You protect the world from me

As if I’m the only one who’s cruel

You’ve taken me

To the bitter end

Once again I fall into My feminine ways

There are stars exploding

And there is nothing you can do”

Hopefully very soon

The weather is now officially beautiful in New York! So I decided to ride a bike all the way to Dumbo from Williamsburg so I can see the water, feel the sun and workout a little bit, so much carbs these days, u know?

These times are really tough for all of us and nothing that I say or do is going to make a huge difference, but maybe you will enjoy these photos and see how much beauty there’s around us and forget what’s going on for 2 seconds. I truly believe we’re going to be fine, hopefully very soon.

Kiss,

Teresa.

Brooklyn Bridge, May 2nd, 2020,

Dumbo.

"I see a distant horizon..."

As part of my new collection of artwork called “Distant Island”, i’m exploring and really enjoying painting with watercolor and acrylics, I’ve used diminutive reflective glass beads in these new series of paints that keeps my light attraction present. Some of these works will feature a neon piece as well. I see a distant horizon in a place i’ve never been present before but i’ve seen a version of it in past travels. I’m deeply inspired by the snow and the sunlight and the effect that creates, the isolation and the fear of being alone in a place away from home.

I can’t wait to show you more of this.

Light & Fragile love,

Teresa.

“Mountains from far away” 2020

Dear Georgia

This painting right below (“Hibiscus with Plomeria”, 1939) is one of my favorites. I just wanted to post it and share with you. I love her painting style, so much beauty and femininity. Thank you Georgia, you gave us a lot of beautiful works.

I’m booking a trip to Hawaii someday and i’ll imitate your exploration in the Island, I might add more beautiful things to my “Distant Island” collection.

Enjoy the colors,

Teresa.

Good and bad days nowadays

I miss the beach, I miss taking photos of roses at the sunset, I wish I could be somewhere in California right now by the beach, i’m also happy to be in New York, here is home. I have good days and bad days too, just like everyone else; We are in this together and we will get back to our normal activities soon, I hope, renewed and with a different perspective in life. Trying to stay positive and hang in there! Writing helps, looking at beautiful photos helps too. Dreaming is always my escape so I do that every single day.

This is a photo of a beautiful rose, it was also one of the best sunsets from last year, the sky was unreal. I’m not expecting you see it the way I see it, but these photos I take bring me joy and I mean to spread joy if I can.

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August 2019, Rockaway Beach, NY.

Sunset thoughts

Hi,

it’s me, just putting some thoughts here and sharing this photo of a Big Sur sunset, it was so so beautiful, i’m gonna go back there someday.

I really miss the bombawhogoesoutonadventuresandwatchesthesunset , I can’t wait for the hard times to be over, the uncertainty is really getting into my head and my thoughts are getting foggy. I don’t like this version of myself because it makes me feel sad. I also had planned a trip to the PNW at the end of this summer but that is now postponed until god knows when, I was so excited about that, it was keeping my mind busy. In the meantime, I’m checking out my photo albums to revive the trips i’ve made in the past couple years, i’ve seen wonderful things.

Best, Teresa.

Watercolor Art

Hello,

This is a small paint I made the other day, is part of a new collection of art pieces I'm working on, there’s neon, watercolor, acrylic and glass beads involved, is called “Distant Island”.

This watercolor takes me to a place where I can find peace and the most amazing landscapes i’ve seen, there i’m isolated in peace, exploring myself and exploring new unseen land.

You can but this print on my shop for only $8 dollars (unframed)

Thank you.

Earth Day

HAPPY EARTH DAY EVERYBODY!

I hope we can take a moment to think about our dear planet, we live in a wonderful place, nature is amazing and we must respect it and take care of it everyday, is hard to do so because we are so busy living in routine that we forget about it.

Maybe we can eat less meat and recycle more and be nice to each other every day. Have a wonderful day and don’t forget to respect our Mother Nature as well as live in it to the fullest.

I wanted to share these photos below, they are from a trip I made to Big Sur on September 2019, on my way there from Carmel I wanted to make a quick stop for my roses photoshoot in Garrapata Beach and a small valley of lilies, it was such a beautiful day, please enjoy. We are so lucky to be living in this land with so much nature!

Best always,

Teresa.

Malibu Photos

“Birds leaving”

Malibu,

June, 2019

“Birds Leaving 2”

Malibu,

June 2019

I’ve been going through a couple of memory cards I have with so many beautiful photos, I don’t think I will be able to show all of them but I wanted to share these ones with the birds flying into the Malibu Sunset.

Blessed,

Best always,

Teresa.

12 seconds of foam

Missing my old studio

2019 was a hell of a year for me, I even found a studio near my apartment with 3 windows that filled the space with natural light, sadly, the building was sold or something similar so I had to move on December 31st and that broke my heart. I moved a couple bocks away to a smaller and no windows studio, I’m still lucky to be able to have a space for my art but is not the same with out the natural light, so I miss my old studio.

That’s all… Love,

Teresa.

Grateful today

Today i’m grateful for having a warm bed and feeling healthy, for having enough food and being able to eat ice cream any time I want, saying that at loud feels like a luxury right now. I’m grateful that my family in Mexico is healthy as well and that we are in communication.

I’m grateful for all the wonderful moments i’ve lived in the past couple of years, i’ve been going through a lot and i’ve been strong enough to move on to happier and safer places. Just by thinking about all the problems in the world and terrible situations people have to go through makes my problems tiny and that’s why I don’t think is worth the time writing about it.

I’m grateful that I can be presence for a sunset or a sunrise either on the west or on the east coast where I live while a hold a rose, this also feels like a luxury.

Please be safe, I wish you the best always,

Teresa.

Santa Cruz, California.

September 2019

"Threesome"

This is a neon artwork I made back in 2017, the word “threesome” as far as I know, is related instantly to a sexual experience between 3 individuals, often seen as something is part of the devil or a sin at least in my culture and where I grew up. I learned that this type of experiences is not bad, depending in how you practice it and with who.

I’ve never been part of that adventure, maybe I never will, who knows?

Each tube represents 1 of the 3 individuals involved in this adventure, each one of them has its own light and adds an unique glow to the final “per se” encounter.

On a personal note, at the time I made this piece in 2017, I was going through a phase of discovering and exploring myself and accepting sexuality as something new and healthy without any judgments.

The final product was this simple abstract piece that adds a beautiful glow to any space.

Best always,

Teresa.

10mm and 12mm glass tube filled with Argon and Mercury.

“Threesome” 2017

"Hiden Valley"

This is a watercolor paint I made a couple months ago.

Is for sale.

A dónde te lleva esta carretera?

Where is this road taking me to?

I love this photo so much but mostly I love how it makes me feel, first of all is taking me back to this place that I absolutely adore, Death Valley National Park, there, I was able to drive from one point to another feeling free, but is also reminding me how much I love adventure and how brave I am. Where is this road taking me to is just an analogy of the decisions I make in life and the road I choose to get to my goals.

Working on it!

Best always,

Teresa.

Visual Poems.

I wrote this poem the other day, I was at my dear Laguna Beach, California recently, this is one of my favorite places. I’m no expert in how to express my emotions with words so I make this little clips instead.

I find so much beauty throwing roses at the ocean, that vision through a slow motion video makes me feel so many things.

Love,

Teresa.

Spring in New York

Hi,

is so beautiful outside but we can’t enjoy the first days of Spring because we’re in the middle of a pandemic that I hope it can disappear sooner than later.

I dedicate this beautiful rose to my home, New York, we will recover, in the meantime, stay at home.

Best,

Teresa.

El sol ante mis ojos no siempre es naranja

I’m a big fan of sunsets and sunrises so I needed to have one in a different color combination because why not.

“El sol ante mis ojos no siempre es naranja”, means that the sun as I see it is not always orange. 
This is a work I made in 2019 recently after a road trip that gave me so many sunrises and sunsets so I needed to have them capsule somehow, pattern was not necessary because I think the waves never follow a real pattern in the water... the sun might be orange as fire but sometimes I can see it in other colors. 

Best always,

Teresa

A time at the neon shop means:

A time at the neon shop means:

1.- Relaxation: Working with Glass, gas and fire could be a lethal combination but I find that to be so (can’t find the word for it) uncertain. The fire melting the glass is so satysfing but once the glass gets cold could break very easily. Going bend after bend if nothing breaks could be very relaxing, i’m happy when I get to do that right.

2.- Frustration/Learning: I’m not pro, there are many factors that affects the glass, and one tiny mistake could break a whole stick of glass or work already bent, so that’s very frustrating, not having the right tools or sense of the temperature of the fire, etc also affects. But is a process and I’m learning from it while developing my ideas.

3.- Discover new music: Bending Glass is my favorite time to listen new music (Only when i’m not listening to my favorite playlists of course) Do you have any good recommendations? Send them over.

"I want us to love each other"

This piece reflects my constant desire, my declaration of peace, my feelings about nature, the right thing to do. The universal feeling, between you and me, your friends, family, animals and good things in life.

This piece is permanently in view in “Bekeb Artisanal Mixology” in San Miguel de allende, Mexico.

All my love and the best always,

Teresa.