cintiarico.com - conceptual work








Male Sexuality "Drive" - sexual drive is instinctive and powerful as seen in a cobra unglazed stoneware 13” X 11” X 12.5”

"Men like to be held too" Men are encouraged to concede their sensitivities. unglazed porcelain 10” X 6” X 14”
"Instant Happiness" the gift of oral sex unglazed porcelain 12.5” x 13” x 11”

Motherhood "Walking Udder" I'm the house, the womb, the nurturing mother the blanket, the safe ground the favorite pillow the sweet, sweet wife the love of his life the good night kiss the constant heart beat their personal trainer. 'I feel like a walking udder' Each time I leave my home my kids and husband cling to me like nursing puppies. I'm the nurturing mother, a walking udder. unglazed stoneware 7” X 7” X 12.5”

Islamic Bowl Ritual & Beauty The wavelike pattern represents the rhythm and hypnotic power in the recitation of the Qur'an and the constant and enduring nature of it's practice. The beauty of the calligraphy draws the soul to the interior of the bowl to surah Al-Baqarah in seek of knowledge.
On the exterior, the surah is written in English backwards because to the Western eye Islam is difficult to comprehend. It's until one steps back and reads the reflection through a mirror that one can see with clarity. glazed porcelain 10" X 10" X 4"

Honey Vessels Homage to woman’s curves, a natural gift Inspired by song: “Tus Perjumenes” from Lupillo Rivera Translated and condensed “It’s your aroma that captivates me your hummingbird eyes that flutter your lips, flowering petals that are inviting your breasts, honey vessels that reverberate your body, wild pony that excits me”
stoneware 8” X 10.5” X 4.5”
unglazed stoneware 15" X 8" X 6"
stoneware 15" X 8" X 6"

Neighborhood Innerviews My 'innerviews' reveal what is present but seldom seen. Riley _ "next door neighbor, 10, quiet but very receptive, likes Sophia but will never tell her."
Sophia _"13, old soul, athletic but possessive of her food."
Claudia _ "43, mother of Olivia, 5 houses down. hides her natural gifts from the outside world."
Mike _ "56, nice guy and very handy, has a feet fetish and small feet."
Christine _ "Bella's college roommate, likes Frank Sinatra and doesn't own a hair brush."
Bra Series " 5 o'clock" 5 o’clock” consists of a series of photographs that display the unseen marks that the bra leaves on the body. Markings quietly bared for more than a century, since the first bra appeared.