On July 2, 1973, in a small two-bedroom farmhouse located in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico, a couple welcomed another daughter, Alma Angelica Gonzalez into the world. Growing up Alma's dream was to become a nurse and financially support her parents. Unfortunately, that dream never materialized because financially it was not possible. Alma was one of 19 siblings whom Narcissa and Maleno, Alma’s parents had to support. After a few years, Alma started a family of her own and later decided to leave her life in Mexico behind and start a new life full of opportunities for her current and future children in the United States.

Amá is a mixed media work that honors my mom with photos and documents during her life in Mexico. El Agave Lechuguilla and nopal plants that are known to grow in the desert of Chihuahua are symbols that represent this land's beauty and prickly climate. The bottom of the piece shows the relation between my mother and the yarn roots, in that they both sustain my family together; one cut and the entire work will come apart with time.  The roots are the anchor and nourishment my mother has given me and my siblings.

With the costs my mother made for me to become a first-generation United States citizen, these sacrifices gained me the privilege to be able to receive an education and the ability to provide for my parents one day. Thus, fulfilling my mother’s dream. This is a visual love note to my Amá.