Lili Holding Her Rabbit Print

Lili Holding Her Rabbit / Lili cargando su conejo

20” x 26" hand painted multiple screenprint with watercolor underlayers
Edition of 22
100% cotton rag paper 290 gsm with hand torn deckled edges
Signed and numbered by Arlene Mejorado

Print based on photograph by Arlene Mejorado

Printed by Ernesto Yerena and published by Hecho Con Ganas studio

Art Description:
In looking through the constellation of family archives in safekeeping by various family members I noticed several images throughout time of adolescent femmes in my family choosing to pose with something or someone precious in their arms, often a pet, a doll, or a younger family member they help to take care of. We are being raised as we also raise others, learning practices of care alongside play and pain, responsibilities, and positionality. I felt this portrait of my niece Lili holding her family pet centers that idea through a simple gesture of an important labor often read as second nature.