Previously mentioned: Listen to a variation of this tale that aired on WUFT-FM. (Katie Hyson/WUFT Information) When Leira Cruz Cáliz moved from Puerto Rico to Florida, she stopped producing artwork. Leira Cruz Cáliz suggests the hues of the island waters she misses move into her paintings. Above is her rendition of Persephone, who embodies each the darkish and light-weight of lifestyle that Cruz Cáliz has expert. (Courtesy of Leira Cruz Cáliz) She was confused by new road blocks: the language barrier, cultural variances and the decline of her career in Orlando just weeks immediately after arriving in 2014. Right after she moved to Gainesville and took a full-time career cleaning…