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- About Me:
- Martha Rodriguez is a self taught, Chicana artist. Originally from San Jose, California she has been a resident of San Francisco for many years. Martha has a degree in Social Welfare from U.C. Berkeley and worked in the field of Public Health at the onset of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s. She helped with researching the causes and effects of HIV during that time.
When her son and daughter were born, she began to volunteer in their schools creating Chicano culture related art curriculum to share with the students. It was then that she began to explore her own art form making jewelry, crafts and painting.
Always intrigued by color, cultures, creativity and lifestyles, Martha continues to create one of a kind jewelry with an emphasis on bright colors, beadwork and Dia de los Muertos / Frida Kahlo iconography. Her home accessories also highlight Latino icons with an assortment of crowns, crosses framed in shadow boxes. Martha’s paintings, also rich in color carry on the thread of Chicano themes and also explore the beauty of women’s powerful bodies as a more natural alternative to the gaunt images seen in fashion magazines.
In life, Martha was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2010. As a cancer survivor, she lives each day enriched by the challenges she faces, every smile she receives and laugh she can share. She sees life as a myriad of bright colors she hopes to express in the artwork she creates.
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A Step Back to Move Forward
WELL....I've been absent from blog posts for 2 1/2 months. Whew....where did the time go and what was I doing??
First, let's just get this part out of the way. I had my two year Leukemia diagnosis anniversary on November 30th, 2012. Instead of feeling celebratory, I felt sad and ever so slightly hopeless. For the life of…
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:50pm — 3 Comments
Healing Embrace
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| Jacob "Jake" Rodriguez - my father photo is head shot from his early singing career, San Angelo TX 1930's |
I will be creating an altar for the Dia de los Muertos 2012 exhibit at SOMArts…
ContinuePosted on September 18, 2012 at 11:56am
Photo-op with Mayor Ed Lee
Photo-op with Mayor Ed Lee
| Ani Rivera, Mayor Ed Lee, me and assistant to Mayor Lee |
Out Sunday, working …
ContinuePosted on June 6, 2012 at 12:22pm — 1 Comment
Estudio Martita & Spring Open Studios
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| Flowering Tree by Martha Rodriguez… |
Posted on April 8, 2012 at 3:07pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (45 comments)
- At 12:28pm on April 18, 2013, Lark Calderon-Gomez said…
- We are trying to get over there this Saturday! Hopefully we'll see you there ~ hope all is well.
- At 6:28am on March 4, 2012,
Zulmara Maria said… Looking for Latina Artists who are interested in collaborating on sharing and promoting their art. I am looking for artists willing to let me use their art for my blog posts, in return, I will pin your art on my pinterest site and promote you on twitter and facebook when I promote my blogs and my business, raices y almas.
All art will have a caption and a credit...linked to your ABLA page
and all pinterest pins will go back to your page as well.
Check out my blog at: http://drzulmara.blogspot.com/
Check out my twitter at: https://twitter.com/#!/raicesywings
Check out my pinterest at: http://pinterest.com/zulmaramaria/art-by-latina-artists/
check out my facebook at: http://facebook.com/zulmaramaria
Please send me a message at: drzulmara@gmail.com if you are interested in collaborating.
mil gracias, mis comadres,
Zulmara
- At 1:27pm on June 12, 2011, Maria D. Jimenez gave Martha Rodriguez a gift…
- At 1:40am on November 19, 2010,
Julieanna Trejo said… - Very Excited to meet you in San Francisco Martha!
- At 1:08am on October 29, 2010, Julieanna Trejo said…
- Hello Martha great Job on the Altars.....wow
- At 10:26pm on March 15, 2010, Julieanna Trejo said…
- Martha holaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
- At 3:02pm on February 18, 2010, Julieanna Trejo said…
- Martha Thank you for sharing It must have been hard to use her image. But like you said it is good to honor her. And as for this side of California everything is swell. I am going to a ceramic class on Saturday taught by Irma Montelongo of Art By Latina Artist. I am so excited to learn something new. I love your etsy store I will tell my friends about it. right now
- At 11:15pm on January 25, 2010,
Martha Rodriguez said… - Hi Julieanna.
Your photography is beautiful. I love to take photos myself but am totally a work in progress. I have a little Canon digital camera and shoot all my Etsy photos which are also a work in progress. Sometimes I get them right, sometimes I totally fail. Taking lots and lots of shots seems to be my only solution to this problem. Read your bio. I am with you in that my Spanish is terrible. I throw in a few words here and there but otherwise I can't seem to find the thread that leads me to back to Spanish. Classes??....few-git-a-bow-it!! I tell people I'm Latina in my heart!!
- At 10:24pm on January 25, 2010, Julieanna Trejo said…
- Hi Martha Just wanted to stop by and say hello...Julieanna
- At 1:57am on January 5, 2010,
Alejandra Baiz said… - Hola Marte... me encanta su trabajo!!
Be Brave! Mujer!
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