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The dynamic interaction between glass and clay,
water and earth...
I have been working on ceramics for more than ten years, opening
my first studio in 1993. After my bachelor's degree in Fine
Arts, I have focused my attention on the development of "Utilitarian
Art"; art that I define as the creation of unique objects meant
to be not only admired but also used every day.
Having been raised in a culture where color is an expression
of the picturesque environment, my work is a mixture of vivid
tropical colors, memories of my childhood, the translucency
of the Caribbean sea and a deep influence of the native pre-Columbian
cultures.
The influence of some European artists can also be seen in my
work. From Paul Klee, I like his approach to some sense of primitivism
in children's art and their freedom to create signs. From Huntertwasser,
his use of color like an architecture of the space and from
Niki de Saint Phalle, the use of vivid colors and the sense
of freedom from her monumental figures.
Currently I have my studio in my Southern home, where I work
mainly in the refinement of the technique that I have been developing
for years, the combination of ceramics with fused glass, technique
that I apply to Plates, Platters, Chargers, Coasters, Trivets,
Bread Boxes and Spaghetti Boxes.
Each piece is made out of a thick slab of earthenware clay and
carved (not thrown) to its final form. Once all of the features
are individually engraved and polished by hand, the ceramic
object is meticulously fired several times to achieve its combination
of stain colors and fused glass while maintaining its original
porosity and texture.
The result is an extreme range of colors, from bright orange
to earthy brown, the contrast between the depth and transparency
of a blue pool of glass and the hard and stony surface of the
clay, reminders of some ancient civilization.
In the "blue fish" and "cactuses on the islands" series, the
theme is the sea, the images are fishes seen from a child's
eyes,and the pools of crackled glass evoke rebuilt long-lost
dreams and colors of underwater gardens, the graphs are the
spontaneous strokes of my emotions etched into the crude clay.
My work speaks of ingenuity, happiness, the dreams and pleasant
memories of a remote childhood and an infinite number of already-told
stories. As objects of art, meant to be used daily, they open
the door to a dialog between my stories, told thorough glass
and clay, and the stories of whom uses them every day.
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water street, port townsend, washington 98368 | telephone (360) 385-3630