I see value in insignificant things. I admire the verse from the book of Job: 'At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.' This belief has inspired my art and my new beginnings. After years as an architect in Brazil, in 2005 I immigrated to the US . The amount of paper, catalogs and other types of disposable paper in my mailbox shocked me. To recycle them I incorporated paper in my art production. Wall artwork gained texture , volume, tri-dimensionality and it became an exciting...more
