“I blame the moon”

Laguna Beach, Ca.

January 2021

The only New Year’s vision I had, I did a r e a l I t y.

In the middle of chaos and the beauty I’ve never felt so powerful and so powerless at the same time, to lit up this rose at this beach I had to go through some challenges that I take pride in saying that I faced them the only way I know how to do that, with truth and heart, with perseverance and fear sometimes. It was all worth it, every single breakage, every inch of glass, every tear I dropped. This piece has a special intervention by one of my most dear friends Michael Fletchner, his work is unique and his spirit even more! I had to be there with him, we had to cross paths again, so we did this way. About that story another time, Thank you Flektro for believing in me and for injecting nothing but love and support to my piece.

For all this unprecedented events I couldn’t find anyone to blame except the moon. “I blame the moon” is filled with Argon and Mercury in an 8mm diameter glass.

Bomba.

Banana

I just want to share how much I love all my plants, but this plant is one of the first things that I see in the morning when I wake up, I’ve placed it in purpose there because it needs sun and also because Is part of my morning ritual of gratitude, do you also feel happy watching your plants grow ? This plant is a “Banana” plant! My bedroom is a jungle! Not really hehehe.

Have a wonderful day amigos and always take care of your plants.

Bombis.

GOD BLESS YOU Mother Nature! Happy Earth Day!

Distant Island

Sunset in Ventura 2021

Earth Day is definitely a day I love to celebrate more than Easter, Valentine’s or even Independence Day! *What the hell is Independence anyways?) Earth Day is everyday but I love the idea of having 24hours to talk about nothing but Mother Nature… It’s the perfect time to create awareness to protect and take care of our land and our life in this planet. A little effort is something! There are so many ways to contribute to a better world by just common sense rules we all know!

• try to consume less plastic

• recycle

• don’t litter

• put garbage in its place

• support small and organic farms

• consume less meat and less fish to control Industrial fishing practices

• plant a tree, propagate new plants!

• buy less clothes, try to avoid fast fashion and switch to companies that care about their fabrics and recycling materials my 2 top brands are Reformation and Patagonia.

• share information with your friends about how to be a better citizen :)

• don’t leave your trash at the beach please!

• take care of the water, our most important resource, the fountain of our existence is water!

And these are only a few examples but there are other things you could also do. I believe that connecting with nature is the best thing that ever happened to me and therefore I want to make sure the future generations in myself are going to be living in a safe environment.

Take care and see you all soon

X

Bomba.

Rocks are underestimated

There is something about getting this far to this little place that makes you feel like you just reached the End of the world…

Here i dream

I’m in eternal gratitude for having a roof where I can rest under and I can let my mind fly away in dreams. Yes I would rather be under the stars surrounded by the sound of the water but for now this works.
For how long will I be here? Where am I going next? Let’s find out, I’m trusting the force of nature, I never had so much faith like I have now, faith is knowing that your life is going to be alright no matter what. I feel that.
💫

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“I am the last of my kind” Tracey emin

I love this print, I admire and respect Tracey Emin, she is an inspiration, I love the way she expresses herself and how she portraits her femininity and sexuality, she is raw and deep and not complicated, this is what she writes in this paint titled “I am the last of my kind”:

”If every thing you say is true, then you know how much I love you, you must know how afraid I am. Because I will believe what to say, because I trust you. I wonder if this will ever change, I don’t think so, I think I am trapped till I die I am getting old now, but not as old as my broken fucked up vagina that’s so connected to my soul, the end of me the little girl that had to grow up fast. The part of me I so much protect is my memory and that’s made me survive, that has made me there is no other. I am the last of my kind”.

Tracey Emin.

Mom & dad

Missing this couple with all my heart, specially the handsome man right there.

Wonder wheel

I’m celebrating my life all the month or March, not that i don’t celebrate myself every other month but March is my birthday month, so is extra special, it’s been a wonderful time! it feels like somedays is similar to a wonder wheel effect, a fun and exciting adventure, a journey that involves taking decisions and learn from them, going up and have a better view and going down to earth too, right?, I’m taking care of myself more than ever and most importantly I get to appreciate life so much and honor my body, who carries my spirit, always near the water.

Sometimes I wonder why am I still in the East Coast, why am I in this part of the world if I could be somewhere else? I guess I can go anywhere when I feel like this place stops feeling like home, I dream sometimes in going opposite and live in the West coast who I love so much, maybe live in a Distant Island when I’m older, I’m definitely doing that.

I’ve realized that many things don’t happen to me so when they do happen I get to experience them in a way no one does and that’s one of my gifts, I truly believe that, I see the horizon with special eyes, I feel the water and I swim in it like no one does and I can finally say I have a special connection with the universe who I call force of nature, not God, but now I understand who God is. Crazy right?
I’ll tell you more about this another time.
see you soon friends, I hope you enjoy these photos I took,

love and light,

Teresa.

The joy of acceptance for international women’s day

To celebrate the international Women’s Day this year, I’ve partnered with She Bends to Raffle this piece called “The joy of acceptance”, as part of my neon boobs series, this one talks about the importance of being ourselves and how teach and learning respect to others and ourselves makes an impact in our relationships and future generations.

Please consider to make a donation to help fund our neon mentorship program for BIPOC Womxn. Winners will be announced March 30th via instagram @shebendsneon

Terms: winner will receive REAL neon work by Teresa Escobar + hanging hardware and power source. Power source only for US use. Winner will pay shipping. Estimate of shipping costs is from $100 but exact quote will be provided once we are in contact with the winner and obtain location information.

Direct any questions to info@shebends.com

Bathtub series

Hunter, NY

Ritual

My attempt of buYing a cAr

Besides the stress that a car brings you when it comes to parking, I wish I could have one so I could escape the city more often and I can bring my camping tent when it comes to go exploring the woods. Do you have a car you don’t want that could take me to the beach?
let me know!,

T.

Wish list

My birthday is coming up soon and I love daydreaming, I just thought a solid wish list of things I want for my birthday would help me to kill a couple hours today and will keep me motivated for the big day!. One of my goals for this year is to not buy anything that I don’t need, in reality I have everything I need and I will do as much as possible to stop consuming and spend money in material things, I rather spend money in experiences and other stuff that will help me to grow and appreciate what I already have. So, just for fun, here’s a list of things I would like but I can’t buy right now.

I hope you’re doing ok friends, see ya soon!

Teresa.

Patagonia work boots

Can be a pair of bloodstones too, these are expensive but i’m hoping I don’t have to buy boots ever again!

Heart pendant

I’ve had a couple of these in the past but never real gold!, I want this to last forevaaaa

Planters

These planters are so pretty, my plants would look beautiful in them, I know so.

Delta Air Lines Gift Card

I have some trips I need to do this year when is okay to travel again, how about you sponsor some of my west coast dreams?

Accent Chair

I would love a new chair like this, do I really need it? I’m not sure but if you come to my apartment you will!

Smart connectors

“Alexa, turn on the lights”

“Alexa, turn on the neon sign”

“Alexa, turn off the lamp”

Candle, preferably coconut scented

Any coconut thing but this candle will keep my Hawaiian dreams afloat at home

Flowers

Flowers is something I buy for myself at least once a month but once in a while getting flowers from a friend feels good too!

Prime Zoom lens!

I love my camera and my 35mm lens but I need more!, so I think I have to upgrade my lens situation to a zoom one that will give me more versatility. I can’t buy this right now but maybe if you have one that you don’t use I will.

Balance board

A book!

Specially if it’s from a woman I admire so much, Cheryl Strayed, I don’t know why I don't have this one but I want it.

5 hours in LA LA LAND…

“Get lost to find yourself”

Friends,

I’ll never get tired of express my gratitude to nature for showing me always the way… Today and tomorrow i’m choosing to expand my love, I’m listening, I’m being aware, being careful with my actions and reactions. Thank you for giving me shadow, Thank you for giving me light. I got lost but found myself, this is a process I will never stop doing until I feel I don’t need to anymore.

Today I listen my instinct and follow my intuition.

Today I learn, today I learn and accept.

What a beautiful journey life is.

I’m being. I’m being human.

Today I learn, today I learn and accept.

Let it be friends and please be.

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Gemma

Hi,

I recently handed this beautiful and very specially made “neon boobs” for Gemma, she contacted me through instagram last year before my California trip to expressed how much she wanted one of these; so I made these for her and I was finally able to deliver this special work to her one day before a crazy snow storm in February!, we met at my studio in Williamsburg, she is such a beautiful girl with big bright and positive energy. I’m so honored to be able to bright up someone’s wall with a symbol like this that represents women, femininity and sisterhood. She brings joy for sure! Fun fact, she said she interviewed me a couple years ago for a school project she was working on about Female artists and now she plans on take that project to a book! So exciting, it makes me even happier to know that unique souls own unique art pieces.

Helium is such an unique noble gas, this photo below it’s close to how these glow in person but is not the same. The nipples were pink filled with Argon and Mercury and you can’t tell in this picture but they light up a baby pink.

So nice to meet you Gemma.

Have a great day friends, if you know anyone who would like to have their own neon boobs send them my way,

sending lots of electricity for you,

Bomba.

10mm filled with Helium and Argon/Mercury.

Winter 2021

This is one of my most precious pleasures I have in life, we all have something we love to do that might seem a little odd sometimes but gives us a je ne sais quoi, don’t you think? Mine is taking roses to the beach and snap a few photos of them but this is something you already know about me, what’s new? haha.

This was beautiful day, i’m so happy i’m alive.

neon boobs personality

I’m so grateful for being able to create such uniques set of neon boobs for every women.

I admire and respect so much everyone’s personality, it’s fascinating. I also love how everyone has a different journey and walks in a different path but at the same time we’re all living this life and that connects us all somehow.

Very happy to share these beautiful neon boobs I made for a very special client.

Have a wonderful day,

Bomba.

I think these set is one of the most beautiful and authentic neon boobs I’ve made, in love!

calibomba

The welcoming sunset.

Check this out!

How do I locate myself in the middle of being next to the ocean with skies filled with fire and a field where I can bloom creatively the way I want? I take a deep breath for now and I patiently wait for new opportunities, as long as I see a bright horizon ahead of me, do you feel me?

Love for everyone,

Teresa.

Staring

Sometimes I sit in my studio and just stare at the pieces I have there while I hear other people talk in a podcast or just music from my go to playlists. I think my bending skills have improved so much since I started my neon practice in 2015, what a wonderful craft, I get to play with fire, air and glass in the form of tubes, is such a great therapy. Please don’t doubt about asking for any questions you have or if you’re interested in taking some classes or how to get started in Neon.

This flower btw Is really small, maybe 10”X3.5” ish. I made it from a sketch I drew in 2019 I think…

escapadas: el moro canyon trail

“Given that the human soul is the very core of our human nature, we might note that, when we are guided by soul, we are guided by nature. Both soul and greater nature do guide us in our individual development, whether or not we ask for this guidance”.

— Bill Plotkin

As long as I have nature, I’ll be fine.

A mirror thought

“Hugs to myself”

2020

10mm Ar+Hg