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In 1988, Ester Hernandez produced a serigraph titled La Ofrenda (The Offering). La Ofrenda (1988) depicts a woman with a punk-style haircut facing away from spectators while showcasing La Virgen de Guadalupe (The Virgin Mary) tattooed on her back. La Virgen de Guadalupe is a symbol representing womanhood and femininity throughout Chicanx history. Clara Román-odio mentions how La Virgen de Guadalupe is a tattoo commonly displayed on men that symbolizes "an all-forgiving" and "all-sacrificing" mother. By depicting this tattoo on a woman, Vincent Carillo argues that Hernandez "questions the gendered power dynamics" that restrict women to the domestic sphere. Hernandez's artistic choice in portraying a queer woman rather than a heterosexual woman honors the sexual diversity amongst the Chincanx community.