I am an object-maker born in Madrid, Spain. I firmly believe in work, not inspiration. By assembling and connecting objects, images or materials into unexpected ways they radiate and evoke their own essence, but also contaminate their neighbors. Though I love working in all kinds of media, I have had an especially long personal exploration of calligraphic inks and paper, in some ways the deepest, most original and primitive medium. I am also a constructor with a love of tools, leading to a long series of small sculptures, hand-made boxes, books and many other unusual objects.

Common to it all is a pretty elaborate but precise & consistent iconography, its symbology rooted in nature. Always water, air, earth, fire, salt and sun; the life that is created by these and who itself creates through these.

Short Biography

From Madrid, Spain, Carmen Cano has been living and working in the U.S. since 1997. Her studies in Madrid combined both fine and graphic arts, and she was an early pioneer in the use of computers in graphic design. She exhibited in a number of Madrid galleries, and was awarded 2nd prize in the Biennial of Young Artists in the Mediterranean (Bolougne, France). Marrying an American and moving to Seattle, since coming to the United States she has explored new creative techniques of all kinds. Carmen's work can be seen at a few small galleries in the Seattle area.