In both art and motherhood, we learn that love often asks us to find the strength to let go. As a Peruvian artist based in Miami, I have come to understand that this truth applies not only to the people we cherish, but also to the creations that come from our own hands and hearts.
Motherhood teaches us that our children are their own beings—meant to grow, explore, and find their own paths. We nurture them, love them, and give them the best of ourselves, but at some point we must step back and trust that they will find their way. Art, in its own way, mirrors this experience.
Last year, while aboard a Peruvian navy sailboat, I felt the gentle sway of the water beneath me. It reminded me that life, like the ocean, is in constant motion. A ship is not meant to remain docked; it is built to sail into the unknown, carried by unseen winds. This, to me, is the essence of both motherhood and art—the courage to set something free, trusting that it will find its course.
When I create, each piece carries a part of me. I pour into it my emotions, my experiences, and my devotion. But once a work is finished and released into the world, it no longer belongs only to me. Sometimes it finds a home in someone else’s heart. Other times, it begins a journey I cannot control.
One of my most personal works, Ella es Sabia, became an unexpected teacher of this lesson. It traveled through several exhibitions, carrying a part of my essence with it. Yet its final destination was not what I had imagined. It slowly disappeared into the intangible, with little chance of ever returning. And yet, in that loss, I found something deeper—a clearer understanding of transformation, resilience, and renewal.
I realized then that the true gift of creation—whether in art or in motherhood—is the ability to let go, to make space for something new, something greater. Holding on too tightly can sometimes prevent us from receiving what life is trying to offer.
As artists, we take what we live—the beautiful, the painful, the unexpected—and we transform it into meaning. Even the hardest moments can be reshaped into something stronger, something new. Perhaps Ella es Sabia will one day be reborn, transformed by all that she has taught me.
Letting go is not about losing. It is about trusting. Trusting that what we have given will continue to live beyond us, touching others in ways we may never fully see or understand. And in that openness, new inspiration, new love, and new possibilities quietly find their way in.
So whether it is a painting, a dream, or a child spreading their wings—let it go with love. Because in that release, we create more room for growth, joy, and the unexpected gifts life has in store.
As I continue this journey as both an artist and a mother, I carry this lesson with me: creation is an act of love, and love is an act of trust. What we give to the world—whether through art or through the lives we nurture—always finds its way, leaving behind a quiet legacy of beauty, meaning, and transformation.