I was born in Bolivia, South America but was raised in the American Northwest. My inclination for drawing, painting and crafting was encouraged and inculcated by a father who is a master puppeteer and a mother who is a trained painter and fashion designer. I have trained to work with oils, pencil and charcoal and other two dimensional rendering techniques. Also, I design and craft decorative masks. My paintings have been influenced by the theatrical expressions found in puppetry and marionettes and the decorative masks are inspired by the lively culture found in South...more
