Charlo Garcia Walterbach - "Remember this Moment"

Hi, my name is Charlo, and this piece I made thinking about all the things that happened in August of 2022. I worked on three main layers; I started working first with what I felt the most familiar with, then I allowed myself to lose control and tried something new and finished the piece with a layer to represent a lot of mini-worlds or moments that appear in some of the places where the first two layers collide. This, to me represents how I felt during this month. I titled it “Remember This Moment” because I’m very grateful for all things that happened during this month, the new things, the familiar ones, and the ones that I am still making sense of.  

I remember my sister’s arrival. I remember the few minutes before going on stage. I remember the ten steps to get to the red circle in the middle of the stage. I remember the laughter of two thousand people all at the same time. I remember trying to hold space for all the feelings and how important they felt.  I remember talking about El Puerto de Plata. TALKING. ABOUT. El. PUERTO. DE. PLATA. I remember how fast the nights felt. I remember meeting everyone during the intermission. I remember the many smiles I saw that day. I remember dancing in my dressing room. I remember thinking how impossible this would have been alone. I remember their face, their hugs. I remember my sister driving for two days to get to Denver. I remember the two weeks between and how slow they felt they moved. I remember the wood panels being installed. I remember turning on the lamp on my desk after dinner to start drawing. I remember the little worlds appearing and how excited I was about them. I remember promising myself to do more of this. I remember promising myself to do more of them. I remember thinking of their names. I remember thinking of my last name. The last name I don’t have anymore. I remember drawing, and the moment the mural happened. I remember the time it takes to make a decision. I remember how it all appeared suddenly. I remember the smiles on a Saturday. The music. I remember the people walking around discovering new things. I remember how awesome this all felt and how it made me feel full of gratitude. It still does.