Frida Kahlo is one of my heroes. She inspires me with her bravery and resilience to do her art in spite of the challenges she experienced in her life; from the horrific accident on the trolley to being a woman artist in a misogynistic male world. I did this self portrait inspired by her in 1982. I put in all my symbols: the cat I would have as my companion, forest and flowers, things with wings, the moon and stars. She traveled her own road and I aspire to maintain the same courage and confidence Frida so beautifully embodies, as I travel my own.