My name is Iris, and I am a first generation Mexican American. I grew up within the lovely City of Los Angeles, where the Mexican culture is embraced. Since I was a kid my favorite activity was to draw and paint, my parents who were always supportive always allowed me to embrace that side. As I grew older I realized that the area I grew up inspired my work but my family played a huge role.

I always want to tell a story about what inspires me. I believe that feeling should be expressed not only by sound or touch but with your eyes. From the art work I have on my own body which is a reflection of who I was, who I am and what inspires me to be me! The only true version of myself. My work has a Dia de Los Muertos theme, granted everywhere you look now a days has a sugar skull with paint just plastered on it. But most of the time it's generically made or manufactured or just painted to get to the next one by someone who knows nothing about its true meaning!!!! (Sigh). I take pride in my work because it's a stamp of my heritage. Put aside the fact that I love a more morbid type of art and I am fascinated with how the body works and how we really look on the inside, I want my work to have feeling.

All my work is prepared and painted by me or I have a great co-worker and hand man which is my Dad. So if I can't cut something just right he's always willing to help. My work takes time... it's made with lots of love. Sometimes I'm picky about the detail to the point where I will toss something I worked on because it's not what I expected.

I appreciate anyone who looks at my work and takes the time to really see it for what is. It's a voice of a girl with immigrant parents who worked hard to get by, grew up in Los Angeles when we didn't have beautiful clean buildings and nice areas. It is the voice of a generation that had little technology to open your eyes and minds to what is considered beautiful and question it.