about me I've no training in art or art history. Primarily, my pieces are informed by my love for mythology, archeology, anthropology and theology. I have a deep interest in ancient peoples, and in particular their view of the divine. Visually, I'm drawn to the work of Tim Burton and Edward Gorey, and I owe much of my story-telling inspiration to revisionist authors such as Barbara Walker. I create characters who tell stories. At the same time, I try to give these artifacts a sense of purpose as well as a renewed sense of history, of belonging, and hopefully, beauty. Aesthetically, I enjoy the beings that are created in the process... (which is good because I have to live with them) but it all becomes meaningful when I deliver a story that I'm moved to tell. I use artifacts and forgotten items: rusty metal, driftwood, barn wood, objects carried to land by the ocean, old photographs, antique doll parts... my only rule is that they need be done with their original purpose: no live wood or new items, or pictures of people who are alive. I read until I feel for a story, which happens when an image forms for me. I move myself into my studio space. I paint a piece of wood. Then, I bring items together until they take shape. If it feels right, I attach them to the board and move to a different story. In the process, I try to love myself and my work for what they both are: human and flawed. © john christopher borrero + all rights reserved +