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Circle of Women by Gladys Anette Sanchez Padilla

drawings of mythical creatures around fire
Circle of Women

Bio

Gladys Anette Sanchez Padilla holds a Bachelor's degree in English with an Anthropology minor from Arizona State University. She has written and acted in two short films for school projects. She was in the corps de ballet for Proyecto Danza Academia de Ballet and performed at Teatro Socorro Astol and Teatro Pablo de Villavicencio. She is currently a ballet teacher. She loves to write gothic horror, fairy tales, and young adult, but she hopes to be part of the art world in every way possible. She is published in Normal Noise Literary Magazine.

Artist's note

Gladys shares: "[This piece is] based of off alebrijes, witchcraft and Mexican culture. It is inspired by the stories my mom would tell me growing up."