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Nuestra Cultura
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Lidia Herrera
Nuestra Cultura = Our Culture
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Lidia Herrera
"I might be Catholic anymore but I was raised Catholic growing up. The Virgen was an important symbol and even if you're not Hispanic you understand her importance in the Hispanic culture."- Jessika W,
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Lidia Herrera
Jessika's artwork is displayed at Shine's Coffee Shop in downtown Tyler.
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Lidia Herrera
Tyler native, Jessika is proud to be born and raised in the city of roses.
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Lidia Herrera
Part of Jessika's exhibit is dedicated to her mother Eva who recently passed away.
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Jessika Wilson
Jessika's mother, Eva inspired her passion of art.
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Jessika Wilson
Jessika, her husband, and their 2 children at her art exhibit.
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Lidia Herrera
Wilson says she is a proud Tejana and Mexican-American.
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Lidia Herrera
Symbols of remedies that Hispanic mom's gave their children to make them feel better.
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Lidia Herrera
"I don't know what it is with Hispanics con su pan dulce y cafecito pero we love to get together and have it." -Jessilka W.
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Lidia Herrera
Ave Maria is the Hail Mary prayer in Spanish. Catholics pray the Ave Maria to address the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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Lidia Herrera
"When you're from Texas and Mexican-American a lot of the times [people] will poke fun at how you speak broken Spanish growing up. My Spanish wasn't always correct but when I watched the Selena movie and saw her say, 'estoy muy excited,' I literally was like 'oh my gosh she is like me!'"
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Mel Photography
Mexican embroidery purse sold at Jessika's online business.
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Jessika Wilson
A mural Jessika painted.
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Cup O'Joy
Jessika painted a mural at Cup O'Joy.
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Mel Photography
Jessika's online business empowers woman to be their authentic self.
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Nuestra Cultura = Our Culture
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