I was born in New York City and grew up in South Florida where I continue to make my home. Born of Cuban Spanish parents I had a rich multi cultural upbringing.
I am drawn to the figurative form influenced by a childhood love of fantasy, expressing the absurdity of things while drawing influence from unexpected sources like the lyrics of music and nursery rhymes.
As a self-taught artist I am sensitive to proper technique. I have a clear idea of what I want before I start a new piece. However, I do not make sketches but immediately get started with a combination of wheel thrown pieces, coils and slabs. I alter by pinching, cutting and adding clay until my idea emerges.
My work is decorated with colored slips and underglazes while still wet and then fire to 1830°. After adding pigmented washes and glazes my final firing to 2232° completes the process.
I have shown my sculptures in over 200 exhibitions in the last 20 years. During that time I have won over 90 awards.
AWARDS
2018
- Best in Show – Clay Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
- Honorable Mention – Art Florida, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 2nd Place – Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL
2017
- Best in Show – Wild & Wooly, Florida CraftArt, St Petersburg, FL
- 2nd Place – Tri County, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 2nd Place – Well Chosen – NAWA, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Art Bravo – Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL
- Best in 3D – Art Explosion, Arts United, Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2016
- 1st Place – Crossing Boundaries, NAWA, Armory Art Center, WPB, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Women in the Visual Arts, Armory Art Center, WPB, FL
- Honorable Mention – Top Shelf – Florida Craft Art, St Petersburg, FL
2015
- Honorable Mention – Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
- 2nd Place – Anniversary Show, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
- Honorable Mention – Women in the Visual Arts, Armory Art Center, WPB, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Sept Exhibit-Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Aug Exhibit-Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 1st Place – July Exhibit-Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 3rd Place – June Exhibit- Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Potters Guild Invitational – Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – National Art Encounter, Naples Art Association, Naples, FL
2014
- Judge’s Recognition – Feb Exhibit-Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Basel Broward, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Wilton Manors, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – July Exhibit-Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Art Florida, Broward Art Guild
- 3rd Place – Linda White Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – March Exhibit-Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Art & Craft Festival, City of Pembroke Pines, FL
2013
- Best in Show – 9th Annual Art Competition, City of Pembroke Pines, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – N.A.W.A. Introspections-Boca Raton Museum Art School Gallery
- 5 Sculptures chosen to appear in “The Glades TV Episode “Gallerinas” on A&E
- Juror’s Recognition – Living Room Theater at FAU-Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
- People’s Choice – June Exhibit-Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 3rd Place – May Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 1ST Place – April Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Sculpture – Art in the Pines, Pembroke Pines, FL
- 2nd Place – Tri County Bienniel, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 3rd Place – Jan Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Selections, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
2012
- People’s Choice – Dec Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Juror’s Choice Award – National Art Encounter, Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
- Honorable Mention – Paradise Lost, Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – N.A.W.A., Coral Springs Museum, Coral Springs, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Serious Black, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Sept Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 1ST Place – July Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Award of Excellence – Clay Art So Florida, Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood, FL
- Best in Show – Convergence, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – April Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Category – Art Florida 2012, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Mar Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Honorable Mention – Biennial Juried Competition, Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
- Honorable Mention – New Visions, The Elliott Museum, Stuart, FL
- 2nd Place – Contempo, Light House Art Center, Tequesta, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Jan Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
2011
- 1st Place – Living Room Theater at FAU, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Oct Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Equinox, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- People’s Choice – Equinox, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- Award of Excellence – By Artist for Collectors, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
- 3rd Place – Boca Days, Boca Raton Museum of Art – Artist Guild, Boca Raton, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – June Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 3rd Place – Equilibrium, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- Best in Show – Potters Guild Invitational, Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Honorable Mention – Out of Hand, Florida Craftsmen, St Petersburg, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Tri County Exhibit, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Honorable Mention – Members Exhibit, Light House Art Center, Tequesta, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Mar Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 1ST Place – Jan/Feb Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Honorable Mention – Contempo, Light House Art Center, Tequesta, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Dec/Jan Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
2010
- 2nd Place – Rhapsody, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 1st Place – Nov/Dec Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Cornucopia, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- 3rd Place – Human Image, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Oct/Nov Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- 1st Place – Sept Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art – Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Summer Heat, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Carnaval on the Mile, Coral Gables, FL
2009
- 2nd Place – Viewpoint, N.A.W.A., Northwood University, West Palm Bch, FL
- Best Practices Award – Florida Division of Cultural Affairs – Traveling Exhibit
- Judge’s Recognition – Human Image, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Best in Show – Tri-County Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2008
- 1st Place – Art Bravo, Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Potters Guild Invitational, Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2006
- Judge’s Recognition – Just Perfect, Florida Craftsman
- 1st Place – Potters Guild Invitational, Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2005
- 3rd Place – Potters Guild Invitational, Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2003
- 2nd Place – Small Works, Broward Art Guild, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Best of Show – Potters Guild Invitational, Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
1999
- Merit Award – Potters Guild Invitational Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL