Melissa Talavera

May 5, 2025

Messiah and Disciple


A mixed-media piece of acrylic and printed text collage, “Messiah and Disciple” layers our kitchen conversation—my mom’s words in red, my replies in black—glued like wallpaper across the background. In the foreground, we’re shaping tortillas, an everyday ritual that in Latin American homes carries deep cultural and spiritual weight. By merging text and image, the work shows how simple acts and shared words become a sacred exchange of heritage and guidance in the mundane.

Acrylic on paper 

24″x18″

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