Flor is an artist, storyteller, healer, community organizer, land steward, and tía who fights for el buen vivir of all people. Flor's practice is grounded in the principle of Ayni, as passed down from her Andean ancestors. Ayni is the recognition that all life is interconnected, and to live in right relationship with the beings around us, we must practice reciprocity. Flor was raised by strong Indigenous women. By observing the way they revered food, she learned what love, community, and resilience are. Flor brings a lifelong commitment to embodied practice, an excitement for collaboration, and the belief that we must dream up new futures where those most vulnerable among us are centered.
Flor grew up and lives on unceded land of the Wabanaki Confederacy. She lives in an old stone house with her partner, cat Piña and dog Kiwi. When she is not fighting for food and land sovereignty, she can be found swimming in the ocean, laughing with her niblings, making ferments, saving seeds and reading.
Artist Statement
My practice is rooted deeply in healing from generational trauma, making something pleasurable from the crumbs and seeing beauty in the flower that grows from the cracks. I use food, textiles, found objects, dirt, and intuitive movement to connect with ideas of home, the domestic sphere, family and community, and the invisible labor of women of color. The objects and performances I make are hybridizations of traditional craft and what it is to relate to our bodies. I use what is found in the pantry to share moments of vulnerability and give voice to identities often overlooked or silenced, this practice is a meditation of my experiences. By exposing pain, I am reminded I am alive and the gift it is to be alive. I want to celebrate life and plant seeds for futures where Black and Indigenous people are centered .