My evolution, or ‘re-evolution’, as a ceramic artist was steered into new, more promising horizons in early 2023 when I went on to create the Piedra Escrita ceramic tile series that was inspired by the La Piedra Escrita petroglyph stone in Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Carved by the Taino people, this prime example of prehistoric rock art is a visually rich testament to the legacy of Puerto Rico’s indigenous origins.
I had visited the huge boulder that rests in the tumultuous Saliente River, Coabey, Jayuya, in central Puerto Rico with my brother and his wife and their son decades ago on a family trip. I had not given the petroglyphs much thought over the years since then until, just recently, when I became more ‘primitive’ in my own approach to figures and designs on paper and clay. Having had my life change so abruptly over the past few
