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Immersive art… and beautiful moments… 💖 Thank you, @melinalunac ! 🥹🌻💛

💐WOW! 🥹💐 Last night was a dream come true. Literally. I’ve had this idea for YEARS and last night, my immersive art exposition opened at the museum! The paintings are all my personal works from the last 7 years that hang in my house. The first ones were the paintings of the house. The final one was “A Memory” (the sunflower/hopscotch one I painted in May). When that painting was finished, I knew it was the end of an era for me. And I knew I wouldn’t make any more paintings this year. It was time to share my collection of work and do something new in a new way. The exposition all came together with a lot of work, a lot of hands, a lot of love, and a lot of magic. Thank you to everyone who helped set up the installation and to everyone who came to the inauguration last night. I feel happy and proud to share my work, and thankful for the opportunity. I love this island. 🥹🏝️🌻🥰 Maravillas Cotidianas de Cozumel: Un Experiencia Imersiva is open at el Museo de la Isla until October 28, 9:00-5:00 every day except Mondays. I hope everyone who visits feels inspired! 🥰🌻💛 . . . #maravillascotidianas #immersiveart #museodelaisladecozumel #artexperience #localart #localartist #art #cozumel #experiencialart #cozumart #museuminstallation #artinstallation #mexicoart

Come see my paintings come to life! Inauguration is Friday, October 11 at 8:00 pm at el Museo de Cozumel! See you there! 💛😍☀️🥳✨🎨💖 @twinboxmexico . . . #cozumelparks #museodecozumel #cozumelart #mexicoart #localartist #immersiveart #experiencialart #cozumel

New restaurant in Cozumel, @tasteofolea, has a new paint job and a new logo! 🫒HUGE Thanks to @davidcupul and Impresion + Art Cozumel (on Facebook) for making the logo stencil. It was perfect! 🫒 And thanks to the Olea team for trusting my work! See you soon!!! 🥰🙌 #mural #logo #signpainting #cozumel #newrestaurant #artandfriends #olea

I had the privilege of painting 2 murals in a new Italian restaurant on the island called Olea. It’s owned and managed by friends of mine, so the whole process of working there and seeing all of their ideas and hard work come to life was beautiful. This is the first mural- you’ll see how many times the rain 🌧️ ruined my work until the guys hung a tarp for me. 😻 Anyway no matter how much it rained, I just kept painting. 😅😮‍💨 can’t stop won’t stop. 😂 The restaurant opens in October! See you there! 🫒 . . . #mural #muralart #islandart #cozumel #cozumelmexico

I’ve been wondering where I’d be when my odometer hit 123,456 km. 💖 It happened tonight (after painting a mural) right in front of the museum where my first solo art expo will open next month!! (October 11!) 🎨 That’s so fun. 🔮🪄

Today was my 2 year anniversary of not drinking alcohol. It’s been a huge part of taking better care of myself- along with therapy, regular health and dental checkups, eating healthy meals on a more regular schedule, exercise, and working through a very intense chiropractic treatment that I haven’t shared much about yet... I had a thousand things to do today, but I still got to mark today’s anniversary. In true bestie fashion, @ellathecatlady and I shared some alcohol free bevvies in our colors (💖pink and 🩵 turquoise). And I’ll just keep going! 💛

For my birthday, I wanted to visit a new place all by myself. I haven’t been on a solo trip in SEVEN YEARS! I wanted a place with lots of colors, mountains, waterfalls, and art. San Cristobal de las Casas seemed perfect… and it was. On my first day, I stumbled into a library on the side of a mountain, with a little nook of kittens. I met the people who worked there, and we became fast friends. The owner, Margarito, reminded me of Fredrick from Little Women, and he’s a man I’ll cherish forever. He carries books around, studies subjects like ancient Aztec legends… the history of Mexico… all kinds of poetry… and art… He writes the most beautiful poetry, and he shared so much with me… the artist in me was thrilled to spend time with him. During the days, I adventured alone. I walked a lot. I did the Free Walking Tour (recommended by Ella), and it gave me a unique perspective of San Cristobal and the state of Chiapas. Their social and political issues are deep and complicated. Their art is fascinating. The way they rebel and resist the patriarchy is admirable- especially the women and especially the indigenous women. There’s so much to see and learn. My eyes were opened to so many things I didn’t know… Another day I took a long trip to Cañón de Sumidero. From the highest point in Chiapas to the lowest point in the river- I was in awe… Every evening, I went back to the library to visit Margarito and the kittens. His friends invited me into their circle, and we shared many stories… not many people that I met spoke English so I practiced my Spanish a lot. I’m not as bad as I thought I was. Maybe my words weren’t always correct, but we all generally understood each other. And where words failed, feelings of mutual respect and appreciation filled the space. On my last morning, Margarito gave me his necklace with a medallion of an Aztec god to protect me on my journey home. It is one of the most precious gifts I’ve ever been given. The whole trip was, actually. Thank you to my bestie, Ella, for taking care of my kids, my cats, and my house. 🥹 Thank you to San Cristobal, Margarito, my new friends, and the magical library… I look forward to returning. 💖

I traveled to the top of the mountain and then boated through the river below. My eyes are still glossy from all the beauty and the grandness of it all. I learn a lot about myself in the ocean and on the island but I forgot how deeply mountain ranges touch me too… This day brought something back to me, and I’m so thankful for the experience. ✨Cañón de Sumidero, Chiapas ✨DJL Drone ✨Jalapeño Tours #chiapas #sumiderocanyon #cañondesumidero #mountains #cantons #solotraveler #solotravel