Paula was born in Lisbon 1935 under the Salazar dictatorship.She survived her early life escaping into the vivid folktales that were told to her by her elders and playing at the beach.

In her paintings,she brings the characters and I can interpret the rest according to my experiences.

For example in 'Pregnant Rabbit Telling Her Parents' I  envisioned my sister,Lila, when she first found out she was with child.

(Paula's main model was named Lila as well)

My Lila ended up using this picture for the invitation to her baby shower.

This book is most amazing to me because you can see the gathering,making and arrangement of the costumes and props for her paintings. Along with the live models which included her whole family.

Here is The Pillowman. He's originally from a play that portrays a sad doll stuffed with pillows whom compassionately smothers children to death-to spare them the misery of adult life.

Her subjects involve taking care of her dying mother,Jane Eyre,death by broken heart,and female binge drinking as a mark of equality.

Meet the Dog Woman.

Paula hopes to have an exhibition of the assemblages with her paintings one day.