▁in ▁Del ▁Rio ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁s elling ▁c andy ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁S . ▁H . ▁K ress ▁store ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁mother , ▁living ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁home ; ▁González ▁never ▁married . ▁During ▁sum mers ▁she ▁would ▁travel ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁gain ing ▁art istic ▁insp iration . ▁She ▁developed ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁ecc ent ric ▁in ▁her ▁h omet own , ▁often ▁giving ▁performances ▁at ▁which ▁she ▁would ▁sing , ▁dance , ▁or ▁read ▁poetry . ▁Later ▁in ▁life , ▁González ▁re called ▁that ▁her ▁art ▁received ▁little ▁attention ▁from ▁her ▁family , ▁and ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁her ▁sister ▁expressed ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁her ▁poetry . ▁ ▁González ▁died ▁in ▁Del ▁Rio , ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁its ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Work ▁González ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁" fil ig ree ▁art ", ▁which ▁took ▁the ▁hall mark ▁intr icate ▁metal work ▁of ▁traditional ▁Mexican ▁j ew el ry ▁as ▁its ▁insp iration . ▁Her ▁first ▁attempts ▁at ▁creating ▁art ▁involved ▁car ving ▁shell ▁stone ▁from ▁the ▁P ec os ▁River ▁into ▁elaborate ▁designs , ▁a ▁practice ▁which ▁she ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁E ight ▁years ▁later ▁she ▁turned ▁to ▁drawing , ▁using ▁a ▁ball point ▁pen ▁on ▁paper ▁or ▁card board . ▁Early ▁draw ings ▁were ▁in ▁black ▁on ▁a ▁white ▁ground , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁red , ▁blue , ▁or ▁green ▁in k ▁added . ▁During ▁the