Oracles
.The Oracles series was created during the COVID-19 lockdown in San Miguel de Allende, within the studio of master printmaker and collage artist Linda Soberman. In a period of isolation, working alone in a large, memory-filled space, the work became a process of introspection and a return to my essential practice
During this time, my engagement with printmaking deepened significantly. I worked continuously while simultaneously studying and learning tarot. Both practices—image-making and symbolism—merged organically, forming a visual language where material process and mysticism enter into dialogue.
The images began to arrive one after another, almost like a state of urgency and revelation, as if I were in a laboratory of visions; my hands could barely keep pace with their appearance.
The series begins with women later reinterpreted as modern-day oracles. Through this transformation, they become archetypal figures that echo the historical role of oracles in ancient kingdoms and empires.
Each tarot card inspired a specific female figure, resulting in a body of work in which every piece functions as an individual interpretation within a broader symbolic system.
The works are created using mixed media printmaking techniques, incorporating image transfer, oil pastels, and inks.
The Magician
In this version, the archetype is embodied through a woman whose hand releases a luminous eye, symbolizing perception made material. It speaks of the ability to channel inner vision into reality,
High Priestess
Centered on expanded and internal perception. The figure covers her eyes while a third eye emerges on the forehead, accompanied by multiple externalized eyes formed from her hands like the pillars of the original card. The work constructs vision as a layered system of intuition and awareness, where perception is fragmented, multiplied, and internalized beyond physical sight.
The Empress
A dual composition of feminine archetypes reconfigured through a symbolic visual language. One figure, with crossed arms, is crowned by a floral eye, merging fertility, perception, and embodied femininity as a unified organism of vision and presence. The second figure emerges through an open hand containing a central eye, transforming gesture into a site of perception and expanded awareness. Together, the work constructs vision as both internal bloom and external instrument, where the body becomes a vessel for seeing and being seen.
The Magician
A contemporary reinterpretation of the Rider-Waite Magician as a system of transmission between sky and earth. A woman’s face appears within the structure, oriented toward a distant horizon, while an all-seeing eye hovers above her, expanding perception beyond the individual. The work reframes manifestation as a mediated alignment between body, cosmos, and expanded vision.
The Star
A contemporary reinterpretation of ecstatic feminine embodiment, where vision emerges as an embodied force. A woman appears in a state of exaltation as a luminous eye erupts from her chest, surrounded by a golden vortex of light. Fragmented ritual letters accompany the composition, suggesting language as invocation.