I have so many childhood memories of my Mom creating various works of art. Whether it a was the Easter cake she made for my class party (I remembering being in awe of the bunny she drew out of frosting that sat on coconut flakes she dyed green for grass and the jelly beans she placed on the fake grass), or the costumes she made my sister and me for our Mexican Dance performances (she used the little Mexican dolls we had to copy the costumes because as good at she was at sewing she could not sew from a pattern), or the skirts she made for the Spirit Team at the small private school my sister and I attended (I remember how much the skirts she made resembled the expensive ones that the cheerleaders at the public schools bought). Then, there were the birthday parties she made us, the wedding receptions she coordinated, the beautiful wedding dress she made me (including the pearls and lace she hand-stitched down the bodice), the matching dresses she made for my daughter and her American Girl doll. The list goes on and on. What demonstrated my Mom was not only creative but truly an artist, are her paintings. I recently snapped the following photos of the paintings my Mom and Dad have hung throughout their home. There are more, but here is a sample of her works of art.