10/06/2012 - 09/01/2013
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Highway
Baltimore, MD
current exhibit

Art and Remembrance is a non-profit, arts and educational organization that seeks to change people's hearts and minds by illuminating the experience of war, oppression, and injustice through the power and passion of personal narrative in art.

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Los Hilos de la Vida
Threads of Life

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Un sueño se hace realidad ~ A Dream Come True
by Angeles Segura

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This quilt is my favorite because it is me. Each one of my hair strands represents one of the things that are important in my life: Music brings happiness to my life. My home is love. My teachers helped me achieve my dream of getting my high school diploma and my G.E.D.

My traditions play a very important part in my life, because I grew up with them and I share them with the world. Every night, I ended like this face, tired and sleeping on top of my workbook. I have a family of four sons and although it was hard work, they were my strongest motivation. My husband was and continues to be a great support for every project in my life.

I did it! Finally I obtained my G.E.D. and my high school diploma! Apply yourself and you will succeed!
Esta colcha es mi preferida porque ésta soy yo. Cada uno de mis cabellos representa la importancia que tienen las cosas en mi vida. La música alegra mi vida. Mi hogar es el amor. Mis maestros me ayudaron a realizar este sueño de obtener mi diploma de la high school y el G.E.D.

Mis tradiciones son una parte muy importante en mi vida porque crecí con ellas y las comparto con el mundo. Cada noche yo terminaba así, como este rostro, cansada y dormida encima de mi libro de trabajo. Yo tengo una familia de cuatro hijos y aunque fue un trabajo duro, ellos fueron mi mejor motivo. Mi esposo fue y sigue siendo un gran apoyo en cada proyecto de mi vida.

¡Lo logré! Al fin obtuve mi G.E.D. y mi diploma de la high school. ¡Esfuérzate y lo lograrás!


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