The Blueprint is a return home.

It is the architecture of memory. The quiet mapping of where I come from, built not with lines and measurements, but with stories, faces, and fragments of a life that shaped me. Each piece begins with a photograph from my childhood, moments once held in stillness, now reimagined through paint. These images are more than references; they are evidence—proof of love, sacrifice, culture, and survival.

This series traces my roots through the lens of my upbringing—grounded in my Mexican heritage, interwoven with the rhythms, traditions, and textures that raised me. It lives in the details: the people who carried me, the spaces that held me, and the everyday objects that quietly defined what “home” meant.

Across every piece, butterflies appear as echoes from my previous series, El Sol Saldra. They move gently through each scene, representing those who left, those who stayed, and those who are still becoming. They are migration, transformation, and memory all at once. They carry stories across borders, across time, across generations.

The Blueprint is not just mine, it is an invitation. For those who share similar roots, I hope you see yourself reflected here. And for those who don’t, I hope you feel something familiar anyway: the weight of family, the pull of where you’re from, and the quiet understanding that we are all shaped by the places and people who came before us.

This is where my story begins.