There is a small painting at home that I painted in oil with my mother when I was 5 years old. I never had any doubts that my life would revolve around the arts.

I had the luck to be born and raised in Moledo do Minho, a beach village in the north of Portugal. At the age of 17 I left these paradise to study Fine Arts in Caldas da Rainha (ESAD.CR). I studied in Venice Academy of Fine Arts (Italy) as an Erasmus student and later did my Master's in Animation and Illustration (IPCA).

Amidst the comings and goings of life, I chose Porto to live, where I have my ceramic workshop and the sea next door.

I am a ceramist and director of stop-motion animated films, I do illustration and set design, and through the intricacies of creation I dedicate much of my time to teaching and sharing my knowledge.

Knowing that my ceramics travel the world makes me feel very good, hearing people laugh when they look at my characters is my purpose. And knowing that you are reading this text fills me with joy: this website is the gateway to one of my most special places, in which I dedicate a lot of my time and that only grows thanks to those who, like you, visit it.