A retablo is a place enclosing revered objects as an altar.
As a child I was exposed to the displaying of personal altars of worship in many homes that I visited. For me it was a normal part of life to see these niches of importance and reverence. These altars housed images of loved ones as well as objects of sentimental value as a respectful offering.
As an adult, I realized that beyond my Hispanic American culture, there are many iterations of this practice across many other cultures as well, in one form or another.
I create retablos as an appropriation of this personal practice for ideas or sentiments that are valuable to me as a human being, woman, mother, child, wife, artist, and healer.
