about me
I sculpt clay into an unexpected lexicon of textures, natural colours, and distilled design elements. My work is an ongoing exploration of how form can express meaning in its most essential state. Each piece aspires to move beyond its apparent function or narrative, seeking a quiet simplicity that resonates through shape and surface. My background in product design continues to shape my artistic journey. Functionality remains present, but not as an end in itself—rather as a foundation for a practice that merges utility with aesthetic exploration. I would describe my work as research-led, where the aesthetics of function meet sculptural sensibilities. This approach creates a continuous interplay between opposites: the tangible and the intangible, geometry and unpredictability, balance and movement, rationality and spontaneity. My ceramics are hand-built from slabs—cut, shaped, and intuitively scratched into place. They are inspired by a life lived across different countries, cultures, and landscapes, each leaving subtle traces in the colours, textures, and spatial rhythms of my forms. At the core of this work is an exploration of light, material, and space, with a focus on the raw simplicity of clay. By pushing the boundaries of traditional hand-building and surface techniques, I aim to eliminate the superfluous and concentrate on what is essential—creating pieces that exist in the space between sculpture and function, silence and expression, control and chance.

Exhibitions

2025 – Pott Gallery Collective Exhibition, May 30–31 – June 1 | Madrid.

2025 – Sentidos, Studio Khola, Lisbon Design Week, May 28 – June 1

2025 – Future Icon Selects, 15 – 18 May

2025 – Ceramic Art London, Olympia West, 9 – 11 May

2024 – Art in Place, Palacio Santa Bárbara, Madrid, 11.12 – 15.12.

2024 – Marbella Design | Art – Pott Gallery – 31.10 – 10.11.

2024 – Mare Nostrum by Mariona Rubio – OFF Barcelona Design Week – 17.10 – 20.10.

2024 – Ar.Co – Bolseiros & Finalistas’23 – Museu Bordalo Pinheiro – 29.09 – 20.10.

2024 – Lisbon Design Week – LACS – 22.05 – 26 .05

2022 – Exposição de Outono, Ar.Co. 24.09 – 01.10. Almada, Portugal.

2021 – Exposição de Outono, Ar.Co. 25.09 – 01.10. Almada, Portugal.

2020 – Exposição de Outono, Ar.Co (online)

 

Ceramic courses and workshops

2022 | 2023 – Individual Project. ARCO – Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon, Portugal (https://arco.pt/site/en).

2019 | 2022 – Complete three-year program. ARCO – Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon, Portugal (https://arco.pt/site/en).

2018 | 2019 – Workshops | Ulster University, Belfast, UK with Derek Wilson (https://www.derekwilsonceramics.com)

2018 – Resident at Marphil Studio, Madrid, Spain with Merche Serna (https://www.marphil.com)

2015-2017 – Begins learning ceramic at Taller Villa Seca, Santiago, Chile (https://www.tallervillaseca.com/ceramica/)., Studio