I enjoy that my pieces convey such personal feelings as joy, nostalgia, or melancholy. That is where the most special and unique part of my work lies. Provoking emotions is what I like the most.

I would tell them to study, to observe, to try and not stop trying. I would also encourage them to create in many disciplines – drawing, modelling, or carving, and to be influenced by those who have gone before us and done good work.

I like to see the faces of the school children who visit the workshop. When they see me in the street afterwards they recognise me. I have also found stamps and photographs of my works on hospital beds, to which people pray to be cured of their illnesses.

Seville is the cradle of the Spanish baroque. It has produced the masters who have written the history of the city's art with their works. My main line of work is 'arte sacro' (sacred art), which links me to Sevillian baroque.