During my years at Albertus Magnus College, I learned to make spheres in ceramic class. My professor, Jerome Nevins, taught us to work in a minimalist approach, hence our first assignment in his class was to make a sphere, perfectly round and from that form we had to turn it into a base, or a pitcher… any utilitarian object we wanted.

One day, it occurred to me to make sculptures out of these perfectly round shapes, hence “My Big Fat Hen” was born...

After that, I just haven’t been able to stop making my round sculptures. My subject matter is very broad. I sculpt things I have in my mind, that are related to me somehow. Many times I have turned my spheres into animals (thanks to my upbringing in a tropical country always in contact with nature), but others I’ve turned them into statements, or messages I want to convey about deeper issues; as health, the environment, even politics... but the common denomination in all my sculptures is their roundedness.

picture by © Amanda May

I’m constantly working on my sculptures, since they take so long to make. I usually have one that I’m in the process of creating, while I wait for a different one to dry, one more that is going for its bisque firing, and an additional piece that I have to glaze to finally go through its last firing...but wait! Many times it doesn’t stop there. If I’m not completely satisfied with the result, I will paint my piece over with oils, encaustic, or any other media that helps me achive the desire results. Some times I would add other materials to it, as wood pieces or epoxy, anything I could use until I’m pleased with it.

As you can see, each of my sculptures can take a year or more in the making. So I invite you to accompany me during the process of creating one of my pieces...Rhino