Mi Madre representa Seguridad, Amor y Fuerza.
Su Amor tiene textura como un bordado familiar.
Es tan Bella, como las Flores de su jardín.
Mi Madre es una mujer VALIENTE, porque llego a los Estados Unidos para realizar una nueva oportunidad. Apesar de la dificultad de ser lejos de su país, familia y cultura.
Mi Madre mantuvo su dulzura como una cocada pegada al paladar. Siempre me hace sonreír y me devuelve a mi infancia.
Mi Madre es una mujer que admiro, que aprecio, y es la relación mas compleja y estresante; aun todavía, lo mas precioso que tengo en La Vida.
Mi Madre represents security, love and strength.
Her love has texture like my family’s embroidered blankets.
She is beautiful like her flowers blooming in the garden.
Mi Madre is a strong woman for leaving her county, culture, and family for new opportunities in the United States.
Mi Madre’s remained sweet like a Coconut Macaroon, which brings a smile to my face and sticks to the roof of my mouth. And takes me back to my childhood.
Mi Madre, is a woman I admire; am inspired by - and ours is the most complex and stressful, and yet most precious relationship that I will ever have with another human being.
Maria Elena Marquez, MA, is a bilingual Spanish-English Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, IMF #103470, working under the supervision of Gabrielle Taylor, PhD. As an art therapist, Maria is passionate about helping clients unravel complex cultural beliefs and family pressures through the use of expressive arts.