araw araw

Acrylic on canvas (16”x20”)

An ode to summer days from my childhood. “Araw” is translated as daytime, warmth, sunshine in Tagalog.

A collage of ways to say “I love you" without using words. Watch a movie with me, play a game with me, come outside and find shapes in the clouds with me. I made these snacks for us, let’s eat together.
The simplicity of entertainment and our introduction to technology. Don’t forget to rewind the tape.
Cut and peeled fruit waiting for us when we came home from a day of spending hours chasing grasshoppers and finding four-leaf clovers. Wash the chlorine out of your hair. Lola says to pick some sweet jasmine from the garden so that she can braid our hair with it. The smell of sampaguita and the sun.