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Since I was a child I used to play with my hands and the natural material around me to build all kinds of things, especially toys. I was terrible at sports but I was never bored, when I was alone creating or inventing, colouring or imagining stories, the day would go by smoothly..... I would leave my house in the morning on my bicycle and never make it to school, I would take a detour to incredible natural places where I would spend entire mornings without anyone noticing, I have to say that I live in a wonderful place, Costa Rica.

The manual, building, drawing, modelling, nailing, cutting, colouring and exploring, that was my world as a child. My anchor. All this spiced with the first Jack London books my father gave me and the movies I absorbed, inspired me and made the world a destination to discover, a huge mystery full of magic and possibilities. The world was infinite!

I left home early. I travelled, studied and experienced life. I hadn't seen my family for a long time so I paid them a visit. My parents had started a cycle as craftsmen and were going to a very important fair. After an intense summer I decided to relax for a few days at their house. I went into my father's workshop and sat down. I looked at what was available and created three sculptures with different materials. I left them in various places around the house.

The night they returned, I had been asleep for a couple of hours when my mother woke me up. She asked me about the sculptures, who had made them, I explained what had happened and my mother got excited, she loved them. I didn't think much of it but the three sculptures were sold within a month. And so I started to create my own works. Later, I studied a sculpture module and took part in the family workshop.

My passion for creating that made me so happy as a child became my profession!

When I reached the age of thirty-two, I discovered that something was not working as it should in my body and my attention and the way I structured my day to day life. What for most people was easy and everyday required an enormous effort from me that often generated episodes of frustration and impotence. I spent some difficult years trying to understand what was wrong with me and I had to learn certain techniques and exercises to learn how to generate stability and lead a normal life.

Above all I had to accept myself as I am, learn to function differently and go at my own pace. But that was not going to cause me to give up my dreams and desires even if it was slower. Being different is not a problem, it is an opportunity to be original. And because creating is healing for me, I founded my own sculpture workshop and decided to fully devote myself to developing my creativity.

My work reflects the strengths and passion I have had to develop in myself, the emotions I have needed and the tons of love with which I have healed many wounds. I am inspired by nature (my beloved elephants), the human and the divine. Of course I love myths and mythology of all kinds where I have found many clues.

But what captivates me the most at the moment are the expressions of Love, as the most powerful and transforming force in the universe, and of course all this seasoned with a touch of humour.

When I am with a creation I know that it is for someone special, someday that person and my work will meet and a crush will occur and I will see them walk away together hand in hand. That is my task.

Maybe right now I am creating a work for you, I invite you to my home, my workshop, maybe something special is waiting for you, a work that will inspire you and accompany you on your journey. Come on in.