La Vieja Gloria Pillow

No two countries seem to be closer yet as much at odds with each other as the USA and Mexico. So here I have yet another mashup. Old Glory and the Mexican Tricolor, blended together as both cultures o in the border between the two countries. Whilst watching a Mexico-USA football (soccer) match I noticed some Mexican-American fans wearing the green Mexican shirt and waving the Stars and Stripes, or vice versa. This small piece takes that a bit further. I made about five different versions eventually settling for this one. The bit that was causing the most trouble? The serpent from the Mexican flag. There was no simple way to preserve it, and yet I was clinging to it, as I find it very iconic. But whilst researching the Mexican coat...