As Rose Buds Blossom, 2023_22”X30”
Pigment ink digital print. A family portrait.
A digital collage made with scanned portraits of Valentino’s mother Valerie Rose Valerio and grandmother Rose Bazan Felan, photographs of a bundle of roses, crinkled paper with lettering, and a self-portrait.
Made at Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Printed at Valentino’s studio, San Jose, CA