These memorial portraits were created to honor trans women of color, who were murdered as a result of transphobia and homophobia, and to hold space for their remembrance. Painted quickly in response to ongoing and disproportionate loss, they served as visual placeholders in candlelit vigils and memorial marches. Each work follows the same format—large enough to be seen at night and light enough to be carried for hours—focusing on the face and especially the eyes, as a threshold to inner presence, beauty, and enduring light. Surrounded by white calla lilies—symbols of mourning, purity, rebirth, and ceremonial passage—the portraits speak to individual and collective transformation, and to the strength of community in remembering and honoring every member of their chosen family.