During the pandemic, the author recreated iconic Puerto Rican artworks to highlight cultural contributions often overlooked. Each piece served as an inspiration, reflecting strength, faith, and resilience. Through these recreations, the author explored personal identity and empowerment while sharing the rich history of Puerto Rican art, especially focusing on women’s narratives.
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About the Artwork In this coffee art painting by Ramón Frade, Caracolillo, we see a young lady picking coffee beans off of a bush. She smiles at the viewer, land and sky behind her, the wicker basket, front and center, this act very much part of her identity. Nothing else matters but this moment ,
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I remember getting on the bus one day on my way to teaching a craft entrepreneurship course on how to use Etsy. I had the first seat right across from the bus driver and I was reading my notes, he said ‘you look really interested in what you are reading, I’m curious, care to share?’
