i grew up with miró as an abstract figure of influence kind of floating around my family. a dear family friend, lluis castaldo, was miró's apprentice for years and his visual sensibility was inspiring to us all in different ways.
seeing miró's studio in person felt like being immersed inside his creative brain, such a special experience.
i loved seeing the ways he inhabited the space, the way his tools and furniture showed signs of use, of life. i loved that he drew on the walls. i loved to see the found objects he found beautiful. i've always loved his handwriting, the swift abstractions that move across his compositions.
similar to how I've always been the most inspired by things that don't have to do with jewelry or home objects— like the sea, the weeds that grow along the mediterranean coast, curves of rocks or the jagged outlines of olive trees — miró's work and practice have been interesting to me on a fundamental creative level since as far back as I can remember.