Chiquita Pero Picosa

If the last 72 hours of an emotional, physical and spiritual roller coaster hasn't completely broken me - I don't know if anything can. The world is stuck with me for a lot longer.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:31 -0500

Heavy heart and mind. :(

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:26:57 -0500

Heavy heart and mind. :(

Me: oh thats cute

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:40:44 -0500

Me: oh thats cute
: *checks price tag*
Me: no its not

In my family the men thrown down just as hard as the women in...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:47:34 -0500

In my family the men thrown down just as hard as the women in the kitchen. #TiosFamousEnchiladas #RealMenCook #HappyFathersDay (at Pilsen)

A Traveler’s Delight. #myownrow #itsthelittlethings...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:36:29 -0500

A Traveler’s Delight. #myownrow #itsthelittlethings #Shortpeoplelikelegroomtoo #rebozofavorito #mariposa #ReadySetJet

Welcome to #Chicago! #NowPayUp #CTA #Taxing #IGotFiveOnIt #ohare...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:17:20 -0500

Welcome to #Chicago! #NowPayUp #CTA #Taxing #IGotFiveOnIt #ohare #blueline #chicagoknowshowtohustle (at CTA - O’Hare)

devidsketchbook: STREET ART BY EL MAC Artist Miles “MAC”...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:21:01 -0500

devidsketchbook:

STREET ART BY EL MAC

Artist Miles “MAC” MacGregor - Born in Los Angeles in 1980 to an engineer and an artist, Mac has been creating and studying art independently since childhood. He was inspired at a young age by classic European painters such as Caravaggio, and Vermeer and Art Nouveau symbolists such as Klimt and Mucha. This was mixed with the more contemporary influences of graffiti and photorealism, as well as as the Chicano & Mexican culture he grew up around.

Junie’s 5th Birthday! He is also the only boy who can get...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:17:13 -0500

Junie’s 5th Birthday! He is also the only boy who can get me to wear a Sox shirt. #nephewsareawesome #AWholeHand #SoxParty #StillACubsFan #HadToMatchTheParty

Thug Nation

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:54:52 -0500

Sister: Here you go convict. (hands me my shoelaces)
Me: I haven't been convicted of anything.
Sister: You're a criminal now. You're about dat life.
Me: I didn't choose the thug life, the thug life chose me!

putthison: Our pal and sometime contributor Noe Montes just...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:15:25 -0500

putthison:

Our pal and sometime contributor Noe Montes just told me about Mexicalo, a new menswear brand based here in LA. Their goal is to re-interpret traditional Mexican and Mexican-American aesthetics for the contemporary world, and their first collection looks really tremendous. Above you can see some short-sleeved shirts, one called “Aztec Neon” in colors inspired by the vibrant colors believed to have decorated the Aztec world. Below is one of my favorite designs from the collection: mariachi pants transformed into shorts, for your casual Vicente Fernández-ish days. And I know that if I were a bad-ass 21st century Chicano, I’d be rocking the Not Conquered tee weekends.

<3 love this

"Be Good/Portate bien" and "Stay out of trouble"......the most common parting words people say to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:13:56 -0500

"I ignored your aura but it grabbed me by the hand, like the moon pulled the tide, and the tide..."

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:43:00 -0500

““I ignored your aura but it grabbed me by the hand, like the moon pulled the tide, and the tide pulled the sand.””

- Talib Kweli

soulbrotherv2: Run-DMC

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:23:25 -0500

soulbrotherv2:

Run-DMC

Louie, my badass puppy. All day every day with the couch...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:02:11 -0500

Louie, my badass puppy. All day every day with the couch cushions and anything on any table or counter he gets on.

curveappeal: Jada by Andres De Lara via Jada Sezer Plus Size...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:05:26 -0500

curveappeal:

Jada by Andres De Lara

via Jada Sezer Plus Size Model Facebook

juliosalgado83: Image inspired by something my comadre Yosimar...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:39:19 -0500

juliosalgado83:

Image inspired by something my comadre Yosimar Reyes said in Chicago about the way our migrant labor is deemed low-skilled. It takes a lot of skills to work in the fields. To serve entitled people their food. To make your clothes. To take yo’ shit. And all the while trying to keep our sanity. That’s some skills.

Photo

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:43:34 -0500

brilliant.

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:42:39 -0500

brilliant.

ilianation: Destila corazón, destila…

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:00:56 -0500

ilianation:

Destila corazón, destila…

sandiegoisawesome: On 28th and Imperial I saw this amazing work...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:45:45 -0500

sandiegoisawesome:

On 28th and Imperial I saw this amazing work of art on an abandoned building. It’s been surrounded by tags and other stuff but this gorgeous bit of Chicano artwork still stood out!