THE RUBI TREE WITH WORDS UNSPOKEN, 2024

I was inspired by the comedy/drama movie "A Thousand Words". In my case, the tree represents my growth as a man, and learning how to grow after losing my mother to breast cancer at the age of 7. The leaves speak as vague memories and words that I ...

I was inspired by the comedy/drama movie "A Thousand Words". In my case, the tree represents my growth as a man, and learning how to grow after losing my mother to breast cancer at the age of 7. The leaves speak as vague memories and words that I never got to say to my mother. As we know, trees continue to grow and the leaves reappear as nature takes its course. By me being a father now, the leaves have new meanings. Instead of calling it the "Red" tree, I called it the "Rubi" tree because that's my daughter's name. She is an extension of me and has brought so much love and joy into my life.