One-of-a-kind ceramic candleholder made by Martha Alicia Jiménez.

This piece was one of her early works after migrating from Oaxaca to Los Angeles. It was a time in limbo, where she was pregnant with her daughter, and also waiting for her son to arrive who was still living in México. In this piece, Martha Alicia explores the trauma that so many women face with their chests: honoring her abuelas and their wounds, and how her relationship with her chest changed after breastfeeding and becoming a mother. The cempasúchil rooted on the womb is an offering to her ancestors, but also encourages herself to stay rooted and continue forward in bringing her family back together. The eyes and ears of her ancestors are watching her and always listening. A very special piece.

Through her work, Martha Alicia explores the themes of healing and repair, beauty in rupture, and connecting with her body as a woman and as a mother. She focuses on creating free-hand sculptural clay pieces. Her pieces express the intimate relationship of the artist's body with her femininity and movement.