la chica

artistic statement

Something I remember from my childhood is my mother braiding my hair when I would go to
school. From elementary to middle school, I would usually have some sort of braid in my hair.
Something which I noticed when taking the CAS 100 course this past Fall was the use of braids
for many Central American women. At the time, I didn’t know what I was drawing, all I knew was
that the woman I was drawing reminded me of myself and my childhood friends that I grew up
with, which was the braids of our hair. 

Kaylen Melendez

Something I remember from my childhood is my mother braiding my hair when I would go to school. From elementary to middle school, I would usually have some sort of braid in my hair. When taking CAS 100 course this past Fall, I noticed the braids worn by Central American women. When creating this piece, I didn’t know what I was drawing - all I knew was that the woman I was drawing reminded me of my childhood friends and I, and the braids in our hair.