WELCOME Puchi's lifelong relationship with art, began as a child in her parents studio.  Her father was a sculptor and her mother was a painter.  She has taught sculpture and painting for 24 years in entities such as the Ottawa School of Art in Canada, The Art Museum in Lima Peru, and The Ceramic League of Miami as well as the Art Institute of Miami and private instruction.  Her work is in many corporate and private collections. In addition, her 10 years of experience as a prosthetic artist and her life’s work as a visual artist give Puchi tremendous assets in this field. STATEMENT My mother always told me we were in this world for a reason. And while being a teacher and an artist was very fulfilling, I still felt that something was missing. One day one of my painting students (a doctor) called me in to make a prosthesis for a patient. At first I didn’t know I could do it, but when I was done I saw the change in the man, who went from missing an ear to being a whole person, I felt overwhelmed... I got in my car and cried like a baby. I called my husband and told him, "This is why I am a sculptor. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life."  I continued working with the doctor for eight years. It gave me tremendous experience and I am grateful that I worked with him. I am not a Doctor, I am a professional artist and my work does not replace the missing anatomy in a permanent way, It is purely cosmetic, but it allows the individual to live a normal life. I use the latest silicones that produce a life like appearance and I will work as conscientiously as if it were for my own family.