Mio Studio Artist Statement

Using exotic hardwoods as an expression of life in organic moving forms, Mayra Orama Muñiz has created a line of jewelry that reflects on her life growing up in New York City and the more resent influences of the last five years living in Puerto Rico. The many landscapes of her life from the modern industrial city, to the tropical rain forests in Puerto Rico, have become an inspiration to her.

The miniature sculptures Muñiz creates are a melding of richly textured woods and cool metals. She creates forms that hint at the natural flowing beauty of the lush green mountains of Utuado and the pristine white sand beaches of Vega Baja. An admirer of Henry Moore she is also influenced by Asian art, she is drawn to creating balance and movement in her work. Muñiz is self taught and wishes to remain so.