The Animal Mirror Journey
A life transformed through hardship,
migration, loss, intuition and art.
The Tiger has always fascinated me;
I didn’t know it was my mirror.
It gave me strength through every hardship.
At seven years old,
I dreamed of a yellow snake
at the threshold of my home in Colombia.
Poverty taught me to move like the Turtle.
Migration demanded the cunning of the Fox.
In Mexico,
I discovered the Snake was my teacher.
In Canada,
a small four-legged master stayed by my side
for nearly fourteen years.
His departure cracked my heart open,
and I learned to draw my own path.
Alma Animal Art is my personal heaven.
Animal Mirror Oracle
is my way of sharing it.
The Day my Shih Tzu Broke my Heart and Set my Hands Free
How Niño’s loss finally pushed me to become an artist and draw my own path.
My Mother Said My Brother Was Smarter
As a child, I learned that my worth did not depend on who could see it.
The Yellow Snake
A yellow snake followed me for years, long before I understood what it meant.
Five Minutes With My Father
Some absences become part of your personality before you notice them
Starting from Zero Twice.
The doors never opened for me in Colombia or Canada, so I had to build my own.
The Day I Offended a Canadian Officer Without Knowing It.
I thought the hardest part of the interview would be speaking French and English. I never imagined a simple coat would change the entire room.
Against All Odds: My Visa Odyssey
How I built my future from scratch without money, without connections,and learning the language along the way.
The Inheritance Under My Skin
A routine immigration medical exam forced me to let go of something I had carried my entire life.
Through Their Eyes
What began as a hobby slowly became a different way of understanding resilience, instinct, silence, and myself.
