Collage: I glue as a collage all the cuttings, notes, papers, children's homework or even bills - and while doing this I pray in silence for each and every person, even the courier or the postman that made it possible for those messages to reach my hands. Then I apply soft, white tissue paper over the collage as the breath of the Holy Spirit acting over our lives. In this way I try to glorify those small daily actions by bringing the protection and presence of God over them. Sometimes I apply paint over the collage before, as a way of manifesting the turbulence in our lives, the frantic speed, the noise and sometimes the chaos which can often override us. The flow of the soft paper over this boiling climax soothes the soul and acts as the peacemaker in our life - this is prayer.

Wax: Once we have encountered the peace of prayer in our soul, THEN God can speak to us, and we can encounter the deepness of Grace. At that moment, on the quiet resting touch of the paper - our soul - God is able to interact and burns us with His fire of Love, which is both powerful but tender. I translate this action with the flow of hot wax over the painting - at first it burns but then it becomes soft to the touch and sweet to the scent - like the action of our Lord over our lives, sometimes it can burn us at first but then once it settles it is comforting and peaceful.

Iron Powder and Ashes: Often, when I apply the wax I place obstacles on the path of its fluidity - just as we encounter problems in our daily life that distracts us apart from the Lord - when I use iron powder I'm usually trying to symbolize how our heart is made of rock and how God tries to transform it into a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36, 26). The iron represents all those barriers that block us from coming closer to God - but He is more powerful and melts them, breaking them apart like an explosion. Other times I use ashes (I take from the fireplace) and I pour wax over them, signifying "ashes to ashes" - our sins are washed and the Love of the Lord acts upon them as a purifying force, reconstructing our life and our souls.

Metallic Paint: Other times as a final layer I might use metallic paint washes which depending where you are in the room you might see them or not - to me that is a symbol of the presence of God in our life. He is always there - like the paint is there, even if from that side you cannot notice it - God is always with you, even in your dry moments He is by your side although you cannot feel Him. One day you will move to another perspective and He will shine out from the canvas like no other colour had done before.

When I use blue metallic paint it is with the same meaning but to me it represents the veil of Our Lady, covering over us, with a delicate touch, not interceding, accompanying without imposing, always present but in the shade, until one day you feel Her love shine above all others.

Fluorescent Paint: Finally, I usually use a bright fluorescent paint, which I have to cover with several layers to disguise its vivid yellow-green pigment - I often cover it with paper cuttings, tissue paper, paint or wax - but somehow along the process its effect endures to life. When you turn off the lights the paintings come to life like three-dimensional souls, giving you the real meaning of the work - it has a personal sense to each one of us individually as if it has a private message that we each understand differently depending on our background and our "interior luggage". In darkness the paintings light up as the rim of light that sneaks under the door, trying to say that even if you are in darkness in your life there is always a rim where the light will enter.