NOW
I’m a ceramicist working in Los Angeles.

I’ve been working with clay actively for about 1 year and sharing my work on Instagram, where I tap into the poetic nature of mud vessels and sculpted work, grounding and the intentionality that comes with handmade, one-of-a-kind pottery. I make tableware, decorative and sculptural vessels as well as commissioned work. More recently I’ve started exploring sculptural lighting and water fixtures, which will be shared upon prototyping phase.

My work is sold through small curated shops in LA and pop up events. My online shop will launch Jan 2024. The small batch approach allows me to be intentionally with what I create, dedicating heart and time to each piece.

If you're interested in obtaining anything keep a look out on my Instagram page where I'll make any announcements of when work is to be sold via my shop. Or sign up to my mailing list, as I often give advanced warning of when my shops will be live there.

If you've got any further questions please send me a message directly: anchor@monaad.com

THE BACK STORY

I grew up in the South of Brazil, learning from my eccentric artist Mother and from my highly disciplined architect Dad the diverse ways to integrate art into life. I didn’t know that back then but I was learning how to make art my life. Some ways were fluid and organic and others organized, planned and structured. I loved both. The juxtaposition of the mixed view points lead me to grow into a career in graphic design and photography, which is and will always be part of my creative DNA.

While fulfilled with my career, in my evolution as an artist, I always looked for the medium… my medium. The discipline that would basically become my obsession. I loved photography, filmmaking, design… but I wanted the life changing obsession of a medium I couldn’t get enough of. That journey took… well, basically my whole life up until I realized people actually liked my pottery and wanted it for themselves.

I trained as a graphic artist and have worked for 14+ years actively art directing and hands-on creating brands from the ground up from logo, collateral, product design and experiential work.

I’ve explored the study of ceramics in a more fluid way, learning techniques and exploring ideas organically. It was through the process of allowing myself to be really bad at it that I found my drive for pottery started, spending countless hours practicing on the wheel with guidance from Youtube videos and kind teachers at the pottery studio I am a member of. During this time I took the opportunity to display my work at small curated shops throughout LA.