The chimerical constructions paid tribute to a long line of unknown and sometimes unintentional artists, those who painted the icons, the retablos, alchemical diagrams and illuminated manuscripts, as well as the artists of India and Persia, with their delicate, stylized miniatures and motifs informed by tradition. Each piece is heavily layered using paper, canvas, oil and mineral pigment glazes, gold leafing, and sometimes small bits of thread or fabric. I would often cut apart and reconstruct them multiple times, draw on them with india ink using a calligraphy pen or a needle. They measure between 1×1 inch and 2.5 x 3.5 inches.