‘i was the only child. the taller person silhouette is supposedly my mom and me holding the ama… when we came to US, we traveled and lived in many places, moved house to house from relatives. i was always helping out around the house doing the cleaning and more. it reminded me how my mom tried to hard to find a stable ground for the both of us. that’s why I called it the journey.’ ~ arlene c guerrero
oil on canvas by arlene c guerrero
Sisters we are: We spoke over the phone for the first time connected via facebook over the world wide web; don’t underestimate leftover paint, spontaneous art in process! then we talked stories about our shared birthplace, quezon city, where are parents are from, bisayans; our immigration history to the USA mainland in the early 80’s and growing up in the east bay area; our shared strong support against human trafficking and end to violence including domestic violence and sexual violence; for her the challenges of raising children with love despite new and changing identities; her new love of paddling on a 100 year old koa canoe. I miss my island sisters, i love you! Hugs! mahalo con mabuhay! Sweet blessings, thankful and mabuhay tayong lahat ~ leng leng
ps. with her permission to post, arlene c guerrero may be contacted for artwork at 808 620 2433 ~ keep it flowing
