Inner Garden Nahuales In these times

In these times

This work honors the journey I have traveled to become the woman I am today

This work of art was designed and crafted by Nicolasa Pacay Barán de Barreno

My piece is a reminder that every metamorphosis begins with faith in oneself

Their powerful presence is bathed in radiant sunlight—a light that touches all of us who live and labor on this land

Inner Garden Nahuales In these timesThe expression In Lakech holds deep significance in Maya culture: it means I am another you or You are another me, embodying the idea that all people are connected. My portrait is an invitation to live this teaching every day. In the piece, I portrayed my reflective gaze amidst a garden, a symbol of my inner world. There, I observe what nourishes me and what holds me back; it is the place where the intimate work of cultivating what benefits me begins,