TINI PINTO

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“My work is an expression of joy and above all, a manifestation of my boundless love.”

For most women of my generation, raising and nurturing children was meant to be the primary purpose and accomplishment of our lives. As someone unable to have children however, nurturing and tending to my clay sculptures, has filled a void and paved a life of purpose and joy. 

My sculptures are like my children, each with its own personality, - some are easy, while others can be rather challenging. Yet I feel it is my responsibility to present them in their most uninhibited and beautiful form. Throughout the creative process, I am in a conversation with them, as they come to life and reveal themselves and their names to me. While the seed of their creation comes from nature, I do not project my thoughts onto them. Instead, it is a spontaneous interaction between me and my medium - an unscripted process which leaves me eager to meet my babies as they emerge from the kiln, colorful and lively!