Thanksgiving

Besides incorporating her family, Carmen Lomas Garza provides a tremendous amount of detail within her art. That being said, I tried to incorporate as much detail as possible. The drawing includes a table with all the food we ate during Thanksgiving and features both my parents, my dad wearing a sombrero, and my two brothers and myself behind the table. I was going to draw the last supper image in background, since we have one in our kitchen, but found it was going to be too challenging. I instead included a cross as a signifier of our religious affiliation to Catholicism. I also included a window through which another house is visible and a sliding door on the left hand side leading outside to our patio/backyard.

There is one image in which Garza depicts her family making tamales, which also speaks to how big a role family played in her life. This, too, also relates to my image because we are really family-oriented and on different holidays, such as Thanksgiving, we always make sure to spend those days together. Furthermore, I also included a furniture piece on the side and the green rug in which our table rests on top of. The squares that are colored in with a peach colored pencil are supposed to be the tiles that surround our home. Much like Garza, I was able to provide viewers with an inside glimpse into the important role that my family plays along with the value that we place on holidays.