I was born in 1972 in Brazil - in one of the most populous cities in the world, which many people consider a “stone jungle”: São Paulo. It is also “the reverse of the reverse of the reverse of the reverse”, as Caetano Veloso sang. Maybe that's why - or not - colours, shapes and images have always fascinated me.

I never had any doubts about my path: the arts. I moved, early on, between visual arts, editorial production and graphic design with a lot of curiosity and a spirit of experimentation. 

Between 1992 and 1995, love took me to Holland - Thor, my boyfriend at the time, today my husband, is Dutch. It was a phase that I define as a romantic adventure in this country that is overflown with art, culture and creativity. In 1993, I started a graphic design course at the Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, a rich experience that prepared me to enter the Brazilian publishing market in 1995. 

I worked as art director for magazines until 2006 and, with the desire to explore new skills related to the arts, to further develop the visual and creative area, I studied window shopping. I created shop windows for stores and stands at exhibit fairs and events and, in that period, I had two beautiful daughters. As they grew up, I also had fun with my colorful patchwork productions - yes, I set up a small studio at home and started sewing. Until life took a turn and brought me back to Holland after 25 years.

Since 2017, I have lived with my husband and daughters in Haarlem, a city that inspires me. Located on the banks of the Spaarne River, surrounded by dunes, flower fields and close to the North Sea, Haarlem is pure charm. But, a change of country requires adaptations. It takes time and willingness. And it was no different for me. When things settled down and I felt at home again, I decided it was time to get back to work on my art. Naturally, I recovered my creative energy through dry pastel, a technique that is pure freedom and fun!

My work

I like to paint with watercolor and dry pastel. Both techniques give me freedom to explore shapes, plans, transparencies. Layer by layer. Through color, I create my visual world, connecting with my emotions and accessing my affective memory.