These works are all dedicated to the artist's mother.

Manuel Pardo's artwork tells the story of story of an immigrant woman and her son and her unselfish devotion to his survival, education and placement in the world. In a heroic act of self-sacrifice she forgot that she was a woman in her late thirties and became a factory worker who worked 16 hours a day to make ends meet. The placement of the character is telling his Mother’s philosophy for success which is "Be Deaf to the World and Look Only in One Direction." The character in the painting is always looking to the right, symbolic of his mother’s truth, and has earlobes with no ears, to represent the idea of deaf to people’s opinions.

Click on the Donor link below to see Manuel Pardo's Website and get a feel for his work.