Sometimes I even think that my work is somewhat irreverent or egotistic because in that precise moment of the creation, there is nothing more important in the world to me than the small mountain of newspaper and cardboard that little by little forms itself before my eyes.

My paper sculptures seem to have a will of their own, and they find their own form and function rather than having me "make" them a particular way. Most of the time I do not have a sketch of the piece that I am about to start. Generally I have an idea of what I want, but most of the times I just follow my hands, and I witness my work evolving as I am creating. But even when I don't have a concrete idea of how the piece is going to look at the end of the process, I almost always have a story to tell, and so every piece I create has a story or a snippet of life that inspired it. Most of my work is inspired by two sources - Aztec tales, legends, poems or songs and memories from my childhood and my youth.

And, invariably the natural world is the main inspiration in my painting style, organic forms and shapes, animal and vegetable patterns are a constant in my work.