‘Calichi’ - Ltd Edition Embellished Art Print - Signed by the Artist

This limited-edition art print was created as part of my Island of Things Collection. With this collection, I’m carrying out research on my indigenous Taino roots. As I gather and reflect on family oral histories, symbols of the Taino, and written histories about the myth of their extinction, I’m more and more inspired to create these works. 

Most paintings in this collection reference the spiral motif, which is a universal symbol but for the Taino represented the complete cycle of life, and one’s personal journey through life. In mapmaking at the most basic level, we chart the paths we take across land. In my work, I envision the spiral symbolizing inner journeys, collective ancestral memory, or spiritual migration, all maps of an abstract kind.

This painting also references Calichi, the name of a river in a Puerto Rican folk tale about a girl who can speak the language of nature, a language that’s quickly being lost. In the story she can hear the river laughing as she follows it to her destinations. 

Details of this Limited Edition Art Print:

• Limited Edition of 10, signed and hand embellished with gold ink.

• Printed on museum quality Giclee fine art watercolor paper.

• Size 11x14. Comes with an additional 1/2 inch white border for easy matting. 

• Will be shipped in a secure, insured package.

• This print will take just over two weeks to reach you. It has to be printed and embellished, which takes some time. 

10% of the sale of this print will be donated to the Women’s Earth Alliance.