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It all began with doodles and scribbles on the backs of her
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seats to pass the time between shifts.
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Those sketches they blossomed into the first commission work and I've never
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looked back. My style was born in Sacramento and it takes
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its cues from the strong Chicano women that populate my life with
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each portrait. I tell a story of love,
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heartbreak and the low rider culture that moves me.
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Looking back on those early days,
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scribbling on receipts, countless applications and rejections.
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I could have only dreamed of the heights my art would take
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me while always remaining true to my roots.
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My name is Cecilia Perez A K AJ Rua.
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I'm an artist. Iy soy Asi.
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