[4] Gonzalez has a unique, "high queer femme" sense of personal style that includes piercings and multiple tattoos.
[5] Gonzalez's art and work are focused on helping others build a sense of self and connection to others and the environment, despite differences between individuals.
[11] In addition to art supplies, she was also taken to classes at a local craft store in order to help her recover fully.
[10] For several years, Gonzalez was "deeply Catholic" and used the family Bible and Michelangelo as a drawing source and inspiration.
[10] At age thirteen, Gonzalez and her family moved to rural Oregon where she experienced racism and homophobia.
While she enjoyed poetry, she found the departments culture to be very focused on white-male experiences and the language and topics used to be “exclusive and hierarchical.” Gonzalez decided that art was a more "inclusive and complicated" way for her to express herself.
Gonzalez was prompted to move from Oregon to San Francisco after she was shot at while living in a lesbian wilderness community.
[13] During her illness, she traveled out of the United States for the first time, going to India and visiting the city of Varanasi, which she considered a sacred place.
"[10] Ayauasca identified Gonzalez's illness as heavy metal poisoning in 2003 and eventually began to receive treatment in various forms.
"[5] Gonzalez's art depicts non-stereotypical images of people, including overweight individuals and empowered women.
[5] She often includes a chimeric sense of nepantla in her art, depicting human-like figures who are not completely part of any category or world.
[2] Gonzalez uses many different techniques to create her art, including "acrylics, collage, cut paper, photography, pastels and charcoal.
[2] Her work often draws from many sources of mythology, like the Aztecs, and traditional spiritual icons like the Virgin of Guadalupe.
"[13] Call Me Tree: Llámame árbol, was described as "vibrantly hued" and a "good choice for story hour dramatizations.
"[28] Her writing for Call Me Tree was also praised by Kirkus Reviews, saying that Gonzalez "excels at using few words to evoke grand imagery.