tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37591434281261077312024-03-14T01:24:07.744-07:00My Chutter [CHU ter] n-Spanglish for a device that limits the passage of light into a camera."If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet
with a success unexpected in common hours."Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-89499061575090207822010-10-08T08:58:00.000-07:002010-10-08T09:32:30.381-07:00Preparing for POP YO TRUNK!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9HbnpVinI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/bs2EPxMoDEw/s1600/Support2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9HbnpVinI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/bs2EPxMoDEw/s400/Support2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525713807631288946" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(please)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This Saturday is POP YO TRUNK, we will be making Guadalupe st. our gallery. I decided to take this opportunity to introduce my photography project to the public. So I made stuff, and prepared my speech. I will be selling buttons, totes, stickers, fanny packs, and patches. All of which have been silk screened, sewn, pressed by hand by me (and 2 people who I don't know what I would do without, Joe De La Cruz and my husband, JJ Lopez). I would like to thank my awesome and supportive friends who really helped me in attaining the things I needed to make everything. PURO DIY!<div><br /></div><div>So, again, my goal: Raise $5000.00 in order to purchase (2) lap tops and (15) digital cameras (for now). With this equipment in addition to a curriculum I am building I will then be able to take my photography workshop into non-profits, after school programs, museums, etc. Having the necessary equipment and resources means whoever is hosting my workshop will not have to provide me with the tools, I will already have it all. And the effect: Making photography more accessible to the youth of our city....for FREE.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are in the area come by POP YO TRUNK and help me reach my goal, please.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9C9k-UtiI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/OtDb2rJAS04/s400/IMGP5932.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525708893471421986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">buttons.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9ClhI6YHI/AAAAAAAAB1I/6LCBq7XDC40/s1600/IMGP5894.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9ClhI6YHI/AAAAAAAAB1I/6LCBq7XDC40/s400/IMGP5894.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525708480125231218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">totes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9CkaeADTI/AAAAAAAAB0o/mGCsuSyyWPA/s400/IMGP5841.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525708461154766130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9ClRyUS7I/AAAAAAAAB1A/k_brYy7pPGI/s1600/IMGP5884.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9ClRyUS7I/AAAAAAAAB1A/k_brYy7pPGI/s1600/IMGP5884.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9ClRyUS7I/AAAAAAAAB1A/k_brYy7pPGI/s400/IMGP5884.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525708476003929010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">stickers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9CkxtJlEI/AAAAAAAAB04/J0pXelDQksQ/s1600/IMGP5876.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9CkxtJlEI/AAAAAAAAB04/J0pXelDQksQ/s400/IMGP5876.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525708467392320578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">fanny pack with patch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9CkhsErCI/AAAAAAAAB0w/pRvBy5u3NQo/s1600/IMGP5843.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TK9CkhsErCI/AAAAAAAAB0w/pRvBy5u3NQo/s400/IMGP5843.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525708463092837410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">patch, also available in pink.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-7532780528595193282010-09-25T09:48:00.003-07:002010-09-25T09:51:22.012-07:00Stickers.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ4oBEau3CI/AAAAAAAAB0g/kAugngy9wsU/s1600/sticker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ4oBEau3CI/AAAAAAAAB0g/kAugngy9wsU/s400/sticker.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520894192033651746" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Get your very own sticker and support youth in fotography! (stickers on their way)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-19058125518312465362010-09-24T14:34:00.000-07:002010-09-25T08:01:31.376-07:00No doubt.<div>You may have reservations about donating your money to help me reach my goal of $5,000. A kid with a camera? You may think what's the big deal? I can assure you, to educate is to motivate. To teach a skill gives an individual assurance and purpose. To provide opportunity where there is a lack of, is to empower the powerless. </div><div><br /></div><div>Over the summer one of my jobs was to be the lead photographer for San Anto Cultural Arts photo week. I have folders full of photographs that the kids took. I think it's time to share them. Here are just a few of the snapshots they took with disposable cameras. They were each given a camera at the beginning of the week and told to tell the audience a story of their lives through photographs. Here are a few of the results: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0bEVzC_ZI/AAAAAAAABz0/p2J_BOZNRrY/s1600/bw_serenity_88230009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0bEVzC_ZI/AAAAAAAABz0/p2J_BOZNRrY/s400/bw_serenity_88230009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520598479610772882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0bEGQsGqI/AAAAAAAABzs/clpndy4Pk5Y/s1600/bw_brittany_88180005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0bEGQsGqI/AAAAAAAABzs/clpndy4Pk5Y/s400/bw_brittany_88180005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520598475440134818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0bDmFlMeI/AAAAAAAABzk/4yf6xIR7pC4/s1600/bw_alexandra88190007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0bDmFlMeI/AAAAAAAABzk/4yf6xIR7pC4/s400/bw_alexandra88190007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520598466803610082" /></a><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0anuJzisI/AAAAAAAABzc/hYR4GvRgDsM/s1600/bw_alexandra_88190009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0anuJzisI/AAAAAAAABzc/hYR4GvRgDsM/s400/bw_alexandra_88190009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597987932474050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0anfC4UWI/AAAAAAAABzU/w7CNjUWAMDM/s1600/bw_alexandra_88190005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0anfC4UWI/AAAAAAAABzU/w7CNjUWAMDM/s400/bw_alexandra_88190005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597983876895074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0anCJnJGI/AAAAAAAABzM/PLHwbleg3d4/s1600/bw_absin_88200027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0anCJnJGI/AAAAAAAABzM/PLHwbleg3d4/s400/bw_absin_88200027.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597976120501346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0am-OIOVI/AAAAAAAABzE/m2rZfNETiog/s1600/Ben.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0am-OIOVI/AAAAAAAABzE/m2rZfNETiog/s400/Ben.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597975065704786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0amrcIIBI/AAAAAAAABy8/svLfA28vIoA/s1600/ben_bw_88140008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0amrcIIBI/AAAAAAAABy8/svLfA28vIoA/s400/ben_bw_88140008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597970024144914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z8m0fphI/AAAAAAAABy0/-VkmUXarH3w/s1600/Aspen88170019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z8m0fphI/AAAAAAAABy0/-VkmUXarH3w/s400/Aspen88170019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597247229666834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z8bavEXI/AAAAAAAABys/JT6Ncn19BR4/s1600/Aspen88170008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z8bavEXI/AAAAAAAABys/JT6Ncn19BR4/s400/Aspen88170008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597244168835442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z8AAzVNI/AAAAAAAAByk/dhW74jWSCno/s1600/Aspen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z8AAzVNI/AAAAAAAAByk/dhW74jWSCno/s400/Aspen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597236812305618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z78Ki1yI/AAAAAAAAByc/Yeg0LijvZKo/s1600/88280003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z78Ki1yI/AAAAAAAAByc/Yeg0LijvZKo/s400/88280003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597235779426082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z7f6J-NI/AAAAAAAAByU/4f3SRkwM8ek/s1600/88260001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJ0Z7f6J-NI/AAAAAAAAByU/4f3SRkwM8ek/s400/88260001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520597228194494674" /></a>These photographs were taken by students between the ages of 8 and 15 years old.Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-24628185163475978292010-09-24T10:26:00.000-07:002010-09-24T10:59:31.819-07:00The plan.<div style="text-align: left;">The idea of putting together a permanent mobile (youth) photography program that I can take wherever I would like has been in the making for a while. Based off of my experiences working with youth and facilitating photography workshops I have compiled my needs. The plan is basic, and I have a few goals that I intend to meet while I work through the details of planning the program/curriculum.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I need $5,000 ::crickets::</div><div><br /></div><div>It's a good thing I am half optimist, because I feel confident in reaching my goal. I know how I will attain funds. </div><div><br /></div><div>Q: What's the $5,000 for?</div><div>A: O, I'm so glad you asked. It's to purchase 15 digital cameras and 2 laptop computers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Q: Who will use this rig of very nice equipment?</div><div>A: The Nin@s!</div><div><br /></div><div>Q: What is the name of your program?</div><div>A: That's a hard one, I have been brainstorming. I've spent many hours on <a href="http://www.rhymezone.com/">rhymezone</a> searching for words that rhyme with Photo, but to no avail. It will come to me..</div><div><br /></div><div>Q: Where will you conduct workshops?</div><div>A: In the hood, at community centers, at arts organizations, apartment buildings, at the park, in the schools, at museums. </div><div><br /></div><div>Q: How are you gonna raise all this money, mija?</div><div>A: For now I have some merchandise in the making. I have my eye on this nice little artist grant. Kind donors and supporters of youth in the arts. </div><div><br /></div><div>Q: Do you think this can really happen? Do you think you can make a program, attain equipment, and empower youth through photography?</div><div>A: No doubt. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's on. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJzmEZnX74I/AAAAAAAAByM/9LetTXdO1Ek/s400/IMGP1212.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520540206519283586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px; " /></span></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-90991420667559802722010-09-23T10:25:00.001-07:002010-09-23T10:27:17.540-07:00Sources.My two sources of inspiration for my next long term goal:<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.tonyroccophoto.com/tonyingles/tonye.html">Tony Rocco</a></div><div><br /></div><div>and</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.donnaferrato.com/">Donna Ferrato</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-63541257022277826602010-09-23T08:13:00.000-07:002010-09-23T09:08:00.008-07:00Why fight it.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>On June 25th 2009 I wrote my first blog, and I used this space as a chronicle of accomplishments (and setbacks as well). A year and some months later I hope that it will serve it's purpose once again. I set a few goals for myself, and Im proud to say that I lived up to them, plus some. <div><br /></div><div>Here I am again, with ideas and goals in mind. I have no choice but to take the plunge, I allow myself to follow the signs, and trust me. The once far fetched anticipation of photography school still hovers close. My love for photography, and working with youth is a definite fact. I must face it, I have to keep going and take the next step. What's hard to face down is the nagging pull of security. It's hard to fight myself, when the tendency to settle and give in seems like the best thing to do. How do I conjure that youthful indifference to complacency that fueled me for so long. It's been a while since I needed to do that. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm working on my plan, I'm pulling at my resources, and I'm gonna go for it (once again). </div><div><br /></div><div>The first thing I need is a name. A name for my photography program for youth. A program that will be free to participants, one where they will each have a camera to use and computers and programs to learn and work with. It's time to build my rig of equipment. Here is my most recent addition, a Beseler enlarger: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TJt4zUErWiI/AAAAAAAAByE/iWanXnJr308/s400/IMGP5143.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520138591229663778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wish me luck.</div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-61261199040974715792010-09-01T13:00:00.000-07:002010-09-01T13:29:20.882-07:00My Homegirl Kristin<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">The series I did of Kristin for our show "<b>HOMEGIRLS</b>" in Wilmington.</div><div>Los Angeles, California.</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6ztwZAWnI/AAAAAAAABxk/qjMxGcnOWKU/s1600/one.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6ztwZAWnI/AAAAAAAABxk/qjMxGcnOWKU/s400/one.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512040592613333618" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH62dTmQHQI/AAAAAAAABx0/DTVa-maRoe4/s400/IMGP5203.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512043608541240578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6yL-MoY0I/AAAAAAAABxc/Yd3cj0BwNW4/s1600/two.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6yL-MoY0I/AAAAAAAABxc/Yd3cj0BwNW4/s400/two.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512038912692347714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6yLChOZpI/AAAAAAAABxU/0tern3o1jmU/s1600/three.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6yLChOZpI/AAAAAAAABxU/0tern3o1jmU/s400/three.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512038896672597650" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xamWs6vI/AAAAAAAABw8/pkvLn2Lueg4/s1600/Kristinone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xamWs6vI/AAAAAAAABw8/pkvLn2Lueg4/s400/Kristinone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512038064478546674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xaQbLKhI/AAAAAAAABw0/6NIPtfL2B-Y/s1600/four.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xaQbLKhI/AAAAAAAABw0/6NIPtfL2B-Y/s400/four.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512038058591726098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xZypH56I/AAAAAAAABws/z7QctsUtLWE/s1600/five.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xZypH56I/AAAAAAAABws/z7QctsUtLWE/s400/five.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512038050597169058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xZXvpEPI/AAAAAAAABwk/daCvvXASfOk/s1600/eight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xZXvpEPI/AAAAAAAABwk/daCvvXASfOk/s400/eight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512038043376750834" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6yKhHaVgI/AAAAAAAABxM/c4dUDp_9NKc/s1600/six.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6yKhHaVgI/AAAAAAAABxM/c4dUDp_9NKc/s400/six.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512038887705957890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xbVJnPtI/AAAAAAAABxE/DG8LfEpfL5Q/s1600/seven.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH6xbVJnPtI/AAAAAAAABxE/DG8LfEpfL5Q/s400/seven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512038077040115410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TH60wOxbREI/AAAAAAAABxs/vvvoYZfwPqs/s400/IMGP2116.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512041734640190530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-21957860815165422562010-07-02T18:17:00.000-07:002010-07-02T19:52:09.744-07:00Texas Humidity.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6Qmm-UopI/AAAAAAAABvs/V6nIC3pa81U/s400/IMGP9394.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489483988782588562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6QnLwQk8I/AAAAAAAABv0/UgIul9y3eqU/s1600/IMGP9396.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6QnLwQk8I/AAAAAAAABv0/UgIul9y3eqU/s400/IMGP9396.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489483998655714242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6Qlz57WrI/AAAAAAAABvc/Fv8el70VtVA/s400/IMGP9387.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489483975073946290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px; " /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RVUVfC1I/AAAAAAAABwc/M6OAoSe1pZE/s1600/IMGP9400.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RVUVfC1I/AAAAAAAABwc/M6OAoSe1pZE/s1600/IMGP9400.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 400px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RVUVfC1I/AAAAAAAABwc/M6OAoSe1pZE/s400/IMGP9400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489484791233317714" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RVFui-lI/AAAAAAAABwU/LygcIEKxsJw/s1600/IMGP9402.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RVFui-lI/AAAAAAAABwU/LygcIEKxsJw/s400/IMGP9402.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489484787311901266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RUgfuikI/AAAAAAAABwM/MKoBxNoZUl8/s1600/IMGP9408.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RUgfuikI/AAAAAAAABwM/MKoBxNoZUl8/s400/IMGP9408.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489484777317632578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RUOxy5bI/AAAAAAAABwE/hT6enYs49fQ/s1600/IMGP9411.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RUOxy5bI/AAAAAAAABwE/hT6enYs49fQ/s400/IMGP9411.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489484772561577394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RTgJFCqI/AAAAAAAABv8/d4-94DinZeA/s1600/IMGP9415.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6RTgJFCqI/AAAAAAAABv8/d4-94DinZeA/s400/IMGP9415.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489484760042769058" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6QmJODygI/AAAAAAAABvk/s9lIon4FHr4/s1600/IMGP9392.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6QmJODygI/AAAAAAAABvk/s9lIon4FHr4/s400/IMGP9392.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489483980795529730" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6QlQYY8gI/AAAAAAAABvU/JwOiMjaMc14/s1600/IMGP9381.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TC6QlQYY8gI/AAAAAAAABvU/JwOiMjaMc14/s400/IMGP9381.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489483965538038274" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I think our TX humidity is under appreciated. I have been busy enough to where I haven't been able to shoot the randomness that I love so much. Gotta make more time for that. </div></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-22909329329210431202010-06-22T08:52:00.001-07:002010-06-22T08:58:24.629-07:00San Anto Cultural Arts 2010 Summer Foto Week crew.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TCDdmMzVrII/AAAAAAAABvM/nMr6wR2OZ-4/s1600/IMGP8704.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TCDdmMzVrII/AAAAAAAABvM/nMr6wR2OZ-4/s400/IMGP8704.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485627994478587010" /></a><br />I was the lead fotographer for San Anto Cultural Arts 2010 Summer Foto Week. We had four days to teach photography to the participants (ranging in ages from 7-16 yrs old). We had an amazing time, each time I reflect my eyes water.<div><br /></div><div>Our show is July 10th at the Smart Project Space, located at 1906 S Flores. Stay tuned for a foto recap and for details on our youth fotography show.</div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of the first day we shared written reflections with each other. I told them a long time ago I dreamed of one day teaching kids photography, and now they now, that they made me dream come true.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-17848348080418187072010-06-11T19:50:00.001-07:002010-06-11T19:53:08.070-07:00Más Rudas 2010.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">My Homegirls.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBL2Ox4iX5I/AAAAAAAABvE/fisjQtN0sbs/s1600/Rudas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBL2Ox4iX5I/AAAAAAAABvE/fisjQtN0sbs/s400/Rudas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481714430232387474" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"> c/s </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-50971076825361917802010-06-11T09:15:00.000-07:002010-06-11T19:36:06.125-07:00What I have been up to lately.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBLx7G4GyBI/AAAAAAAABu0/cZcTP7lcwNY/s1600/IMGP7277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBLx7G4GyBI/AAAAAAAABu0/cZcTP7lcwNY/s400/IMGP7277.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481709694223829010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBLx6-BF1VI/AAAAAAAABus/_6HYCNeFOSc/s1600/IMGP7380.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBLx6-BF1VI/AAAAAAAABus/_6HYCNeFOSc/s400/IMGP7380.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481709691845596498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBLx6ctw-9I/AAAAAAAABuk/wRogI0zjgVw/s1600/IMGP7371.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBJkBCICdiI/AAAAAAAABrE/jfgjV_-VijA/s400/IMGP7715.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481553665376548386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBJkAnRalsI/AAAAAAAABq8/dKV9AkNrEME/s1600/IMGP5702.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBJkAnRalsI/AAAAAAAABq8/dKV9AkNrEME/s400/IMGP5702.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481553658168121026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBJkAH7OehI/AAAAAAAABq0/ikDJbCd2um4/s1600/IMGP5008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBJkAH7OehI/AAAAAAAABq0/ikDJbCd2um4/s400/IMGP5008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481553649753553426" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-6732814097689038672010-06-11T08:07:00.000-07:002010-06-13T01:12:05.087-07:00Maria.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sometimes the end feels like the beginning, and the beginning feels like the end. I have been holding on tight lately. Unsure of which direction I will be going, I have been giving myself pep talks, reminding me that I can do it, that I can take whatever is thrown my way. I worry a lot, and you know those times when you suddenly realize how insignificant the stress you construct is, I had one of those moments recently. <div><br /></div><div>My aunt Chavela (Chach) is one of the most loving persons in this world (no exaggeration here). She takes care of elderly men and women, she does it all, when they have no one else left, they have her. She called me recently and explained she needed a favor, she needed me to photograph one of her patients, Maria. Maria was in the process of arranging for her funeral and she needed a recent photograph for her tombstone. My aunt said we needed to do it immediately because the Dr.s give Maria a few months, max, to live. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wasn't sure what to think of photographing a dying person. Really? How do you go and take tombstone portraits of an individual? I was forced to not think about it until the next day when I drove up to her small home on 29th street. I cleared my mind of expectation and I knew I was about to step into something heavy, and I would leave changed in some way. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maria came to the states when she was 13 years old, with her best friend. She wanted a better life for herself, and my aunt (with a proud smile on her face) said she did exactly that. She never married, the man she was with and who fathered her children, was abusive. She has no family left here, they remain in Mexico. Her neighbors watch her very closely, and they take care of her when my aunt isn't there. They half-suspiciously watched me from their porch as I walked through the metal fence with my equipment, I think they knew why I was there. </div><div><br /></div><div>She was a seamstress and a waitress and was very involved in politics and immigration rights. My aunt described her as feisty and proud, saying she always stood up for herself and demanded respect, even today. My aunt has taken care of her for 16 years and watching them interact comforted me. </div><div><br /></div><div>Any nervousness I was feeling Maria quickly squashed. She hugged me when I walked in and laughed and talked the whole time. My aunt had to remind her to use her walker, she seemed to forget she needed it to be stable. Maria's blind and her hearing is going, but you would have never known.</div><div><br /></div><div>I came with my camera and tripod because I had planned on photographing her outdoors, but Maria can't go outside because it's hard for her to breath. I got my tripod, came back inside, and my aunt had already arranged her. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maria sat still for me, and she wanted to take some photos with her hat on too, and she wanted to do something with her hands, and she opened up her eyes, and she laughed and smiled, and looked like she was thinking of another place. She was clearly in control, and I felt grateful for her inviting me into her world. My aunt said she was ready to go, and I didn't know how to respond. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not sure how to describe the feeling as I left, but for the rest of the day I thought about the things my aunt said about Maria, how she was a very special and religious individual. She said everyone comes to pray with her because when she prays for you, your wishes and dreams are answered each and every time. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/TBJexQHgJtI/AAAAAAAABqs/8f_TOQmQIbI/s400/IMGP7661.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481547896696350418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-82033653357226057552010-04-18T01:53:00.000-07:002010-04-18T01:55:02.672-07:00"Lab."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8rI31TaP0I/AAAAAAAABqk/sqlfelYG8rA/s1600/roses.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8rI31TaP0I/AAAAAAAABqk/sqlfelYG8rA/s400/roses.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461398359666999106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've made some time to "experiment."</div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-4924197332084572502010-04-17T18:54:00.000-07:002010-04-17T18:56:49.183-07:00Roses.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8pmuzs6uUI/AAAAAAAABqc/bPO9ZrHS11E/s1600/IMGP3354.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8pmuzs6uUI/AAAAAAAABqc/bPO9ZrHS11E/s400/IMGP3354.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461290452478769474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8pmuX5eLuI/AAAAAAAABqU/gnU_bZliGiE/s1600/IMGP3347.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8pmuX5eLuI/AAAAAAAABqU/gnU_bZliGiE/s400/IMGP3347.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461290445015232226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8pmtybi9LI/AAAAAAAABqM/a6Rxryr4D8c/s1600/IMGP3343.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8pmtybi9LI/AAAAAAAABqM/a6Rxryr4D8c/s400/IMGP3343.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461290434957604018" /></a>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-86260634501378490932010-04-17T12:49:00.001-07:002010-04-18T01:08:29.308-07:00I'm a sucker for a good horoscope.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 18px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="astrology-sign"><strong>CANCER (June 21-July <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">22):</span></strong></span><span class="astrology-text"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> First the negatives: Don’t be a martyr to what you’ve won. Don’t let your success oppress you. Don’t become a slave to the useful role you’ve earned. Don’t neglect your own needs as you serve the needs of those who admire you for what you give. Now let’s try a more positive way to frame the challenges ahead of you: Keep questioning whether the fruits of your victories are still enjoyable and fulfilling to you. Make sure the triumphs of the past don’t get in the way of the potential triumphs of the future. Find out how your success may need to evolve. Push beyond what’s good and head in the direction of what’s great.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My goodness am I a sucker for a good horoscope, what an eery feeling to have something or someone outside of you communicate and put into words things that you have been grasping for and feeling, but may have set aside as illegitimate sensations. Not that I would have ever referred to myself in terms of being a "martyr," or admired, or possibly a servant to others (pride and vanity are worlds apart). I must admit that the sudden influx of activity and attention that the collective, and I, have been receiving, makes me feel a little outside of myself. Basically, I'm not use to it, it's new, and I feel like it's some what of a social role that I don't know if I properly fit. I've always been the type to question everything, I'm a bit of a pessimist, and prefer a realistic route (due to the fact that I have already tried living a fantastical, assumptive life, and it was a lesson learned). I think I can say that I never intended to be classified as an "artist," without the statement being detrimental. So, that's it. This is all very new to me, and more than anything, it's surreal. It's almost as if I'm on the outside looking in. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To have been covered by The Current on multiple occasions, by WOAI and San Antonio Living, The SouthSide Reporter (three times), The Prensa, The Express News (comes out in tomorrow's paper), BackBeat Magazine, 2 Cammy awards, a residency in LA, a gallery show that has been intentionally prolonged....in a month, at times makes me want to run for cover and hide (because I don't know what to say) but at the same time I am ecstatic, because this is all much bigger than me. There is no grasping for notoriety on my end because I have not lost my purpose, which is to give back to the community that has supported and given me so much, and to make my family proud.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Everything has happened so fast that I have had little time to sit, soak it up, analyze, and put it into perspective. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've been given good advice, bad advice, and questionable advice. My favorite conversation to recall is "It's a business, that's how you have to see it." Really? Interesting, because that's what I wanted to stay away from. But, I think I can navigate appropriately, and I'm sure an argument can be built against that statement.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I don't mean to sound ungrateful, because it's actually quite the opposite. I am so grateful that I am more determined than ever to stay true to myself, to the community I love, and to direct my energy towards a constructive, positive life. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Thank you.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">p.s. I recently got asked to be a part of a show at the Museo Alameda. I'm gonna be showing at a museum. What??? </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(the Museo space, and my wall)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8oRJfIhjbI/AAAAAAAABqE/4bL4r4nIeW8/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 108px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8oRJfIhjbI/AAAAAAAABqE/4bL4r4nIeW8/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461196352813895090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8oRJI48M4I/AAAAAAAABp8/wuG_L2EYTo0/s1600/IMGP3278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8oRJI48M4I/AAAAAAAABp8/wuG_L2EYTo0/s400/IMGP3278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461196346842952578" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8oRIl1Sa3I/AAAAAAAABp0/6ry1LgU6rsQ/s1600/IMGP3267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8oRIl1Sa3I/AAAAAAAABp0/6ry1LgU6rsQ/s400/IMGP3267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461196337432390514" /></a>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-65597711594536489662010-04-12T20:14:00.001-07:002010-04-12T20:17:12.382-07:00THE PRENSA!<div style="text-align: center;">I love it that we are in The Prensa! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Dogs Mark Territory in Mexican Art."</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8Ph4ah5R9I/AAAAAAAABpk/g7MIjXu-YbU/s1600/Prensa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S8Ph4ah5R9I/AAAAAAAABpk/g7MIjXu-YbU/s400/Prensa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459455532613584850" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet!!</div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-36685316860463249002010-04-08T12:24:00.000-07:002010-04-08T12:31:36.757-07:00Southside Reporter!<div>Noi Mahoney, Editor of the Southside Reporter came out to the "Meet The Artists" event at the Guadalupe Gallery where Más Rudas gave a tour of the instillation and talked about our inspiration and goals for the show, and he wrote a great article about it. There was great conversation and interaction from all that came. In attendance were family, and friends, reps from local animal care facilities (who promised to alert city officials and get them to view our show), and the room was buzzing with the impact we all want to make in regards to the stray animal issue. We made lots of connections, shared our resources, and I walked away with a feeling of momentum that I hope lasts. What a great evening!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out our Southside Reporter article here: </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><h1 style="text-align: center;font: normal normal bold 16px/normal arial, 'sans serif'; color: rgb(142, 35, 6); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/Art_show_chronicles_plight_of_San_Antonios_dogs.html">Art show chronicles plight of San Antonio's ‘dogs'</a></h1></span>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-13495601221462090022010-04-07T14:54:00.000-07:002010-04-07T14:57:12.861-07:00Backbeat Magazine, April issue.<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hey, thats me:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7z_bY5MzxI/AAAAAAAABpc/l7dlvkFUnX4/s1600/Backbeat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7z_bY5MzxI/AAAAAAAABpc/l7dlvkFUnX4/s400/Backbeat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457517694470115090" /></a>Thank you, Frank!Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-71262858221998613182010-04-06T07:17:00.000-07:002010-04-07T20:19:04.432-07:00San Anto Cultural Arts Wheat Paste Project<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The students and I have completed our first wheatpaste project, and we are all ready for our next, BIGGER paste up (which will happen this summer). The images went up on the soon to be home of San Anto Cultural Arts, on the corner of El Paso and Chupaderas. If you have a minute swing by and check out the photos of the future residents of 2120 El Paso.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tXuX4bjaI/AAAAAAAABpM/FU-rvQOt9OQ/s1600/IMGP2516.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tXuX4bjaI/AAAAAAAABpM/FU-rvQOt9OQ/s400/IMGP2516.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457051827685789090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tUr2B-UZI/AAAAAAAABpE/baCbohzEA24/s1600/IMGP2520.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tUr2B-UZI/AAAAAAAABpE/baCbohzEA24/s400/IMGP2520.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457048485704389010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tUTHgUCYI/AAAAAAAABo8/Ahhxc7qYtgA/s1600/IMGP2533.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tUTHgUCYI/AAAAAAAABo8/Ahhxc7qYtgA/s400/IMGP2533.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457048060898314626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tTp5LYKlI/AAAAAAAABo0/7bv_fuFvm7s/s1600/IMGP2547.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; 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height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tRKEbc7qI/AAAAAAAABn0/vhkdMULlJlg/s400/IMGP2594.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457044606918913698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tQIazCPHI/AAAAAAAABns/i0H5Tjqc37o/s1600/IMGP2598.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tQIazCPHI/AAAAAAAABns/i0H5Tjqc37o/s400/IMGP2598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457043479052041330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tPxiJdr6I/AAAAAAAABnk/asEUehfCaZM/s1600/IMGP2602.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tPxiJdr6I/AAAAAAAABnk/asEUehfCaZM/s400/IMGP2602.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457043085888171938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tPI-x-vgI/AAAAAAAABnU/_mEYTfQRNWI/s1600/IMGP2583.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7tPI-x-vgI/AAAAAAAABnU/_mEYTfQRNWI/s400/IMGP2583.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457042389199666690" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-54174206351022166382010-04-02T10:28:00.000-07:002010-04-21T08:20:13.140-07:00Más Rudas on the San Antonio Living show!<div style="text-align: left;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: left;"><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://woai.img.entriq.net/dayportcore/dpm/DayPortPlayers.js"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"813755",bannerAdConDefID:"22",videoAdObjectID:"21",videoAdConDefID:"8",playVideoAds:"true",categoryID:"5",accPos:"CCTVI.ENTERTAINMENT",accSite:"WOAI",playerInstanceID:"27574A89-06D1-CD92-4444-22719C5099EC",domain:"woai.web.entriq.net"});</script></div><div style="text-align: center;"><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://woai.img.entriq.net/dayportcore/dpm/DayPortPlayers.js"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"813755",bannerAdConDefID:"22",videoAdObjectID:"21",videoAdConDefID:"8",playVideoAds:"true",categoryID:"5",accPos:"CCTVI.ENTERTAINMENT",accSite:"WOAI",playerInstanceID:"27574A89-06D1-CD92-4444-22719C5099EC",domain:"woai.web.entriq.net"});</script></div><div style="text-align: left;"><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://woai.img.entriq.net/dayportcore/dpm/DayPortPlayers.js"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"813755",bannerAdConDefID:"22",videoAdObjectID:"21",videoAdConDefID:"8",playVideoAds:"true",categoryID:"5",accPos:"CCTVI.ENTERTAINMENT",accSite:"WOAI",playerInstanceID:"27574A89-06D1-CD92-4444-22719C5099EC",domain:"woai.web.entriq.net"});</script></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">("hey Shelly," hahaha)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://woai.img.entriq.net/dayportcore/dpm/DayPortPlayers.js"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"813755",bannerAdConDefID:"22",videoAdObjectID:"21",videoAdConDefID:"8",playVideoAds:"true",categoryID:"5",accPos:"CCTVI.ENTERTAINMENT",accSite:"WOAI",playerInstanceID:"27574A89-06D1-CD92-4444-22719C5099EC",domain:"woai.web.entriq.net"});</script></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YpnlHfbmI/AAAAAAAABms/ZtoC3wkETJA/s1600/IMGP2408.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Read our review in The Current, here:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=71038"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=71038">San Antonio Current - ARTS: Biting back</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(p.s We hardly ever drink Starbucks [but hey, who's perfect?]......we have some strong points to make in the idea of re-defining what Chicana means to us, and if you have any questions in regards to what we were quoted saying we would be happy to explain in detail)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><div id="DateDiv" style="height: 20px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(208, 205, 202); color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, geneva, helvetica;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 16px; text-transform: uppercase;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="headline" style="font: normal normal normal 30px/32px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Biting back</b></span><b><br /></b><span class="subhead" style="font: normal normal normal 16px/22px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b>San Antonio's Chicana collective takes in Westside strays</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><span class="subhead" style="text-decoration: underline;font: normal normal normal 16px/22px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b></b></span><div style="text-decoration: underline;float: left; clear: none; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-bottom: 5px; width: 300px; "><img src="http://sacurrent.com/sb/78892/arts_lasrudas_CMYK.jpg" border="0" width="300/" /></div><div class="source" style="font-size: 9px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: normal; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 5px; width: 300px; ">COURTESY PHOTO</div><div class="photocaption" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 300px; ">Transforming Galeria Tonantzin into SA's west side</div></div><p style="text-decoration: underline;height: 5px; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 2px; "> </p><p class="byline" style="text-decoration: underline;font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><div id="body" style="margin-top: 10px; display: inline !important; "><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline !important; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">By Natalia Ciolko<br />The women of Chicana art collective Más Rudas sprawl on the floor of the Galería Tonantzin as a tray of Starbucks arrives. Ruth Buentello, whom the others call “the artist,” eyes her venti cup with alarm. “You said get the big one!” insists Mari Hernandez, the photographer, and pushes it toward her. Kristen Gamez, a filmmaker, turns up a mix of freestyle on the boombox and everyone gets back to painting the walls. It’s another long night in anticipation of the group’s first full exhibit, timed perfectly for San Antonio’s Contemporary Art Month.</span></p></div></span></span><p style="text-decoration: underline;"></p><div id="body" style="margin-top: 10px; "><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">Despite the strong stirrings of girl power in the gallery tonight, the subject matter of operation Canis Familiaris is San Antonio’s stray-animal problem, itself complicated by human notions of machismo. </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">“For me the machno-ness is just seeing the stray mothers,” Gamez said. “It’s this lot they have no choice in. They’re in heat, the male dog dominates them, and they’re left with these babies that they have to nurse and find food for. It’s something I’m definitely going to identify with my piece, connecting to these females.” </span></p><div style="text-decoration: underline;float: right; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-color: initial; "><h2 style="font: normal normal normal 18px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; ">CAM</h2><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mas Rudas Collective:<br />Operation Canis Familiaris<br />Through Apr 16<br />Galeria Tonantzin<br />Guadalupe Cultural Arts<br />Center<br /><a href="http://guadalupeculturalarts.org/" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">guadalupeculturalarts.org</span></a></p></div><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">By opening night, the gallery’s formerly blank walls had transformed into street scenes of San Antonio’s West Side, direct reflections of the neighborhood surrounding the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. As visitors entered the streetscape, miniature televisions glowed with images of strays in the urban wild. Buentello’s cardboard paintings of dogs and men stand away from the minimal black-and-white walls, leading into the orange living room of a family home. Hernandez’s black-and-white portraits of beloved animals and the details of recreated domesticity induced visitors and family members to relax on couches and add beer cans to the already-realistic scene. </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">But opening night was just the beginning: Más Rudas will participate in a gallery walkthrough April 1, at Meet the Artists, followed a week later by a spoken-word poetry event in the space, in collaboration with San Anto Cultural Arts. The show will culminate in a Westside dog show and closing reception in the parking lot of the Guadalupe. By far the most unusual aspect of the exhibit is a free spay-and-neuter clinic scheduled for March 31. </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">SpaySA, a nonprofit that provides subsidized services in Bexar County, says it’s able to work anywhere — a gym, a hall, anyplace will do. Because the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is located in Council District 5, the organization has funds available to offer free spay or neutering services for 100 animals, plus $10 rabies shots. </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">“Because we come from this issue and we’re faced with it, and even some of our families are a part of the issue, we wanted to provide something to service the community,” Gamez said. “It’s not about looking down. It’s just something that we need to provide some kind of recourse for.” </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">The stakes and scale of this show are vastly bigger than the group’s first effort, a barely publicized art-show-cum-house-party titled<em> Our Debut: Quince at 30</em>, in which the then-nameless collective explored the rite of womanly passage they each skipped in adolescence, and in doing so touched on topics ranging from teen pregnancy to consumerism. [See “<a href="http://www.sacurrent.com/columns/story.asp?id=70785" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">A quinceañera, 15 years late</span></a>,” December 22, 2009.]</span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">Scarcely two months later, opportunity presented itself. Cruz Ortiz, orchestrating the second installment of the Guadalupe’s Artists Curating Artists, chose Más Rudas to take over Galería Tonantzin at the Guadalupe. </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">“We didn’t have much time, but we knew we couldn’t pass this up,” Buentello said, a hint of amazement registering on her face even now. Things are moving quickly, but not to anyone’s dismay. </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">Gamez described meeting her fellow collective chicas as a watershed moment that came at a time when she felt adrift. “I could do this 24 hours a day,” she said. “I could get off work, come here, and paint these black lines on the walls until 2 or 3 in the morning or whenever it gets done because I like what we’re doing and I feel good when I’m around them.” </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">Más Rudas’ origin story should make other aspiring artists feel good, too; to date, the women estimate that — aside from prints of Hernandez’s photos — the show has cost them less than $20 to put together. Found materials and old paint make up most of it, and the spay-neuter services were donated. Creativity and group action made it happen, and the audience the women say they hope to influence most are the Westside youths in whom they see themselves. </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">“I want them to know their passions can be nurtured,” said Más Rudas’ Sarah Castillo, who is currently pursuing her B.A. in art at UTSA. “My parents did not really support me and my creative side growing up. It was just something that I did, and I placed value on it but the adults in my life didn’t. I know firsthand how that could cause confusion or setbacks.” </span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy">Buentello, a painter, says kids should know that Chicano art doesn’t have to look a certain way. “When I was growing up, I thought Chicano artists could only exhibit in a certain part of town, or could only do work that’s made on canvas and in a frame, but when you think about what we’re doing, we’re really stepping out of that,” she said. “You can redefine what Chicano means.” •</span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="georgia-body-copy"><em>Natalia Ciolko is a San Antonio native and UT-Austin graduate living and writing in SA.</em></span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="12px" style="text-align: center;text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><i><br /></i></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="text-decoration: underline;line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="georgia-body-copy" style="line-height: 18px; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p></div><div id="CommentDiv" style="text-decoration: underline;float: left; clear: right; margin-bottom: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 660px; "><p></p></div></span></span><br /></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-83672542560598313622010-04-02T08:47:00.000-07:002010-04-02T09:28:22.630-07:00The making of Canis Familiaris<div>With the help of friends and family we installed our exhibit in the late hours of 7 days. Big THANK YOU to all that came to help us: Ricardo, Joe, Chad, Natalia, Audrya, Taj, and to our families who allowed us to borrow the certain home adornments to complete the interior. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our first gallery show consisted of almost 4 times more space than we had to work with before.</div><div>In between our work schedules, our homes, our families, and the time we needed to work on our individual pieces, we constructed an instillation that makes me proud. There's something that happens when I come together with these ladies, a dynamic thats difficult to put into works. A lot of hard work went into making our first gallery show a success, we new we had to. A few times along the way I was pessimistic, and now, I realize that I had no reason to be. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YY5IsoBzI/AAAAAAAABmU/yDMqSsx13Nk/s1600/IMGP1791.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YY5IsoBzI/AAAAAAAABmU/yDMqSsx13Nk/s400/IMGP1791.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455575368472201010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Flores Tire Shop adorns a wall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YY4lkgtSI/AAAAAAAABmM/7lGvueRJPfo/s1600/IMGP1795.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YY4lkgtSI/AAAAAAAABmM/7lGvueRJPfo/s400/IMGP1795.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455575359042925858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cristina and Ruth evaluating the images to be painted on the walls. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YYhgLdrTI/AAAAAAAABmE/26hCsXo9hPg/s1600/IMGP1798.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YYhgLdrTI/AAAAAAAABmE/26hCsXo9hPg/s400/IMGP1798.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455574962458701106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A fence made by Ruth and Taj from found home siding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YYhE8heNI/AAAAAAAABl8/-YYKeS47K7I/s1600/IMGP1800.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YYhE8heNI/AAAAAAAABl8/-YYKeS47K7I/s400/IMGP1800.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455574955148277970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YYgkiClbI/AAAAAAAABl0/EmHH2mYgGyU/s1600/IMGP1801.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YYgkiClbI/AAAAAAAABl0/EmHH2mYgGyU/s400/IMGP1801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455574946447267250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We appreciate her feedback. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YW9qAPxdI/AAAAAAAABls/15OS5kHklhk/s1600/IMGP1802.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YW9qAPxdI/AAAAAAAABls/15OS5kHklhk/s400/IMGP1802.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455573247109088722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YW9CYFpbI/AAAAAAAABlk/GXwp6JLJxTc/s1600/IMGP1809.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YW9CYFpbI/AAAAAAAABlk/GXwp6JLJxTc/s400/IMGP1809.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455573236471670194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Painting the wall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YW84NjhmI/AAAAAAAABlc/hZtXTJ2Mp0o/s1600/IMGP1814.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YW84NjhmI/AAAAAAAABlc/hZtXTJ2Mp0o/s400/IMGP1814.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455573233743136354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YWXHkJDhI/AAAAAAAABlU/O7VLxzFmrP8/s1600/IMGP1926.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YWXHkJDhI/AAAAAAAABlU/O7VLxzFmrP8/s400/IMGP1926.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455572585029373458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YWW5UVM1I/AAAAAAAABlM/PmYri7FJAPM/s1600/IMGP1927.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YWW5UVM1I/AAAAAAAABlM/PmYri7FJAPM/s400/IMGP1927.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455572581204964178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YWWbnnZcI/AAAAAAAABlE/io9em-Fo2bo/s1600/IMGP2002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YWWbnnZcI/AAAAAAAABlE/io9em-Fo2bo/s400/IMGP2002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455572573232784834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU8wpAMyI/AAAAAAAABk8/0LC4mq0vooU/s1600/IMGP2006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU8wpAMyI/AAAAAAAABk8/0LC4mq0vooU/s400/IMGP2006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455571032687522594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU8CWx8UI/AAAAAAAABk0/6cq58qdmktA/s1600/IMGP2016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU8CWx8UI/AAAAAAAABk0/6cq58qdmktA/s400/IMGP2016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455571020263059778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU7ore0xI/AAAAAAAABks/whzwrQeaPa8/s1600/IMGP2046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU7ore0xI/AAAAAAAABks/whzwrQeaPa8/s400/IMGP2046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455571013370565394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A rare show of stress.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU7OYVjHI/AAAAAAAABkk/oVWyqvP91oU/s1600/IMGP2048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU7OYVjHI/AAAAAAAABkk/oVWyqvP91oU/s400/IMGP2048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455571006310943858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kristin and Mari working hard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU6ov2K4I/AAAAAAAABkc/rLL7zlmt-1I/s1600/IMGP2049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YU6ov2K4I/AAAAAAAABkc/rLL7zlmt-1I/s400/IMGP2049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455570996209003394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth and her hammer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-46682968435505666062010-04-02T08:13:00.001-07:002010-04-02T08:22:02.885-07:00Before and After.<div style="text-align: center;">Before and after shots of two spaces in the instillation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YKPQDDZQI/AAAAAAAABjU/Sk9svGzdX8U/s400/IMGP1629.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455559255728022786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YKPvUgi4I/AAAAAAAABjc/NSUATiuyySE/s400/IMGP2619.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455559264122735490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YKQfECJBI/AAAAAAAABjk/VOMG5mwmClE/s1600/IMGP1633.jpg"><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YKQfECJBI/AAAAAAAABjk/VOMG5mwmClE/s400/IMGP1633.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455559276938535954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YKQzRn-kI/AAAAAAAABjs/n45UU0VgCnw/s1600/IMGP2664.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7YKQzRn-kI/AAAAAAAABjs/n45UU0VgCnw/s400/IMGP2664.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455559282364250690" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-42365877056297262802010-03-31T07:46:00.000-07:002010-03-31T11:41:50.350-07:002010 CAM Awards.<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://contemporaryartmonth.com/">Contemporary Art Month</a> is an even that "<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(113, 101, 88); line-height: 19px; font-size:13px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">seeks to promote and raise the national profile of San Antonio contemporary art and artists by organizing and facilitating a month-long celebration of contemporary art, providing marketing support, and by organizing and facilitating public education programs."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#716558;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When Más Rudas were first asked to do the show at the Guadalupe we realized that it would fall during CAM (Contemporary Art Month). What we didn't know is that our show would be added to the CAM calendar as an official event, or that we would be considered for an award at the end. I was first exposed to what I thought to be the "art scene" years ago, by proxy. I'm glad to know now, what I assumed to to be the end all, was really just a small corner of larger diverse creative community in San Anto. CAM was something that I heard about over the years, but to be honest, it just didn't seem as if it was something I'd end up being involved with. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Four months after the inception of our collective, Más Rudas were the recipients of 2 CAM awards, honoring our first gallery show at The Guadalupe Gallery. I believe out of six woman of color to receive awards that night, we were five of them. I think that is what I am most proud of. We stay rooted in our devotion to community building and awareness. We can talk to all the young people we work with and mentor and show them what we have accomplished, and with assurance, explain to them that they are capable of the same. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The aftermath of our gallery show has proven to be a whirlwind of opportunity, events, and everything we never expected. It's affirming and inspiring, but at the same time nerve racking and delicate. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The other morning, after days of being busy with the show and its effects I went back to work. As I approached the office and I heard the laughter and bickering amongst the kids I mentor and work with, it all became a little more clear. They are why, they are the cause, they are the effect. I have always known this, but with several new accomplishments under my belt, I some how felt that they are also a few steps closer to their goals and dreams. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In presenting our awards Patty Ortiz, Executive Director from the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, and Rene Barilleaux, Chief Curator from the McNay Art Museum, said some very nice things about our collective, and our work, biggest Thank You to them. Thank you CAM for recognizing our hard work, it is truly an honor. You left us speechless. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7Nn1Cf10cI/AAAAAAAABi8/a1F8rSssSHA/s1600/IMGP2443.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7Nn1Cf10cI/AAAAAAAABi8/a1F8rSssSHA/s400/IMGP2443.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454817734576951746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7Nn0mJYvEI/AAAAAAAABi0/-5Jg41NAHzk/s1600/IMGP2442.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S7Nn0mJYvEI/AAAAAAAABi0/-5Jg41NAHzk/s400/IMGP2442.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454817726966578242" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div>Mari Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168678062281089807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759143428126107731.post-88285300299585550412010-03-27T11:01:00.000-07:002010-04-01T08:25:42.052-07:00Opening Night.<div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Opening night, sporadic moments of happiness, pleasure, and accomplishment:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S65NyDt1OCI/AAAAAAAABis/9pYj-1UfmP0/s1600/IMGP2217.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S65NyDt1OCI/AAAAAAAABis/9pYj-1UfmP0/s400/IMGP2217.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453381721178585122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r1TC8vKqfzY/S65NxpwHlzI/AAAAAAAABik/57aGY9KJeCg/s1600/IMGP2300.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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