There is something so intimate about the experience of recreating oneself. A thoughtful moment of looking into a mirror shaping the clay to achieve a likeness to myself, only to realize that I will not be able to achieve the desired precision. Regardless, my portraits feel more like myself than I do. My works of art are portraits of what lies beneath the masks and behaviors imposed by society. Masks which are used for the purpose of "protecting" the vulnerability in a hostile system. Sculpted by stereotypes, habits and obligations. Masks of glorified appearances that hide years of mistreatment and false behavior that are sometimes confused with the same skin. My practice became a process of deconstructing subconscious behaviors that have been presented to me from a very young age as a Latina woman. It is a destruction of my superego.

It is a vulnerable position to be the protagonist of your art. For me, it is a therapeutic practice of self-knowledge that exposes the inner self through vibrant ceramic portraits. Although my works are self-portraits, they are not casts or replicas of me, for me these hand-sculpted works represent a state of mind; the essence of who I was once captured between clay, glaze, paint and eyelashes. Work to deconstruct acquired behaviors. A theme is one of shifting identity, shown through masks that explore deep parts of me. Illustrations of feelings that overwhelm me and personalities that sometimes I don't recognize, between attitudes and behaviors that at times I don't handle well.