I began as many do: with a sketchbook on my lap, eyes attentive to the world, and the desire to translate everything into lines. My journey in the arts started with caricatures, back when I was finishing university. One day, by the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, I was quietly drawing people as they passed by — it was a way to train my gaze, refine my line, and also earn some money — when I was approached by Aroeira, a renowned cartoonist for a major newspaper in Rio de Janeiro. He stopped, observed my drawings for a few minutes, and said: “You have a very bold line.”

I had always believed that my line carried a strength of its own, a kind of inner drive, and hearing that affirmed my confidence.

I’ve continued building my path with consistency. I have participated in numerous cartoon and caricature salons, both in Brazil and abroad — in countries such as Argentina, Portugal, Romania, Syria, France, the former Yugoslavia, Serbia, Turkey, and China. These experiences were fundamental to the development of my artistic practice. They were more than showcases: they were spaces for exchange.

In parallel with drawing, I gradually deepened my relationship with sculpture — especially in the context of scenography and puppet-making, where form and gesture merge to bring characters and atmospheres to life. Working with three-dimensional materials became another way to explore the power of line, now extended into space and volume.

My path is made of lines that move forward — some steady, others uncertain — but all driven by a constant desire for expression. Over time, I’ve come to understand that more than producing images, my true pursuit is to create encounters: between the line and the viewer’s gaze, between matter and gesture, between the moment and memory.