El chambeador

Refran: "The sunrise calls work to begin,  

the sunset calls work to end."

Card Description: For my Loteria Card, I wanted to share my thoughts on appreciating all the farm workers' hard work while picking fruits/vegetables for us. I chose farmer workers as a subject matter because, in my community, we're surrounded by many agricultural fields, however, I feel that not many people see the impact that all of our farm workers have on us, and I believe that it's very important to show our gratitude to them. The color in the background is a sunset, which represents how most farm workers finish late at work, and most of the time the sun is setting. The image in the piece represents a strawberry with a bandana on its face and two shovels, one on each side, representing a person who works in the fields but mainly strawberry picking. For me personally, this card represents a few of my relatives who work in the field. I want the audience to see that it's important to show our gratitude towards farm workers because although their job might not be mentally hard, it is physically hard.

Student Biography: Hello, My name is Rey Ortiz Aguilar and I am a senior at Santa Maria High School. I live in Santa Maria, California with my siblings and parents. My family originated in Mexico. In my Loteria card, I chose to represent farm workers. What inspired me to draw my Loteria card was how my city, is filled with agricultural workers and I believe that it's important to show our appreciation to all of our farm workers because they are the ones who pick/cut all the fruits and vegetables for us. The design of my card is a strawberry with a bandana on its face and two shovels, one on each side, representing a person who works in the field but mainly strawberry picking. After high school, I plan to attend a 4-year university, majoring in Business administration.