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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Artist Martha Martínez-Flores has gained wide |
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recognition for her work SA is Amor honoring San Antonio's rich |
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heritage; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Martínez-Flores created SA is Amor as a |
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celebration of the city's culture; depicted in the style of papel |
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picado, the design is made up of several symbols representing San |
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Antonio's iconic landmarks and traditions, including the San |
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Fernando Cathedral, River Walk, and the Tower of the Americas; the |
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work has been printed on posters, tee shirts, bandanas, stickers, |
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and other items that are being sold through Felíz Modern, with |
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proceeds benefiting the Alamo College Student Emergency Aid fund |
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and San Antonio Independent School District's Bonham Academy, as |
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well as community organizations such as the Martinez Street Women's |
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Center, the Woodlawn Theatre, and the creative youth development |
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program SAY Sí; moreover, Centro San Antonio invited |
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Ms. Martínez-Flores to display the piece as a mural on a downtown |
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building as part of the organization's Art Everywhere initiative; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in San Luis |
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Potosí, Mexico, Ms. Martínez-Flores has made her home in San |
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Antonio for more than two decades; she is a founding board member of |
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Leadership SAISD, and she has served on the boards of the San |
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Antonio-Mexico Friendship Council and Kitchen Campus, an |
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organization that teaches middle and high school students about |
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cooking, nutrition, and culinary careers; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Martínez-Flores is the owner and creative |
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director of the marketing and graphic design consulting studio MM |
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Creative, and prior to starting her business, she was a graphic |
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designer for several advertising agencies; a graduate of the |
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University of Illinois School of Art and Design, she has garnered |
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national recognition and earned more than 45 awards for her |
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artwork; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Martínez-Flores enjoys |
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the love and support of her husband, Dr. Mike Flores, and she takes |
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great pride in their daughters, Mara Zoe and Mia Ximena; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her talent and her deep commitment to the |
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city she is proud to call home, Martha Martínez-Flores has earned |
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the admiration and appreciation of countless people, and she may |
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indeed reflect with pride on her accomplishments; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Martha Martínez-Flores for her artwork SA |
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is Amor and extend to her sincere appreciation for her many |
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contributions to the San Antonio community; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Martínez-Flores as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |