19/08/2026
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Hi, ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐. A registered Medical Technologist, clay artist, and your โจ
My heart has always longed for something I couldnโt quite explain. But whenever my hands and soul speak through creativity, I know I am meant to create something filled with passion, love, and inspiration.
I was born and raised in Daet, Camarines Norte, in a small and humble family. As an only child, I grew up with hardworking and kind parents who taught me discipline, faith, and perseverance. We were never wealthy, but they gave me something priceless: a good education and a childhood filled with love.
I was a happy, curious, and crafty child. I loved singing, reading, painting, sculpting, and playing with clay. I dreamed of going to art school, but it was never something my family could afford. So, I set that dream aside and focused on my studies. I studied hard, took everything seriously, and by the age of 20, I was already working while studying.
I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science from Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation, passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination, and began working in a tertiary laboratory.
I loved my profession, the rush, the responsibility, and most of all, the opportunity to help people. Through hard work and perseverance, I earned two professional titles by the age of 25.
I was proud of the life I had built. But I didnโt realize that while I was working so hard for my future, I was slowly losing myself.
Depression quietly took away the brightest parts of me. I struggled to eat, to feel joy, and to see life clearly. I continued working and even received opportunities from some of the biggest hospitals in Bicol. But I learned that opportunities mean little when you are struggling just to hold yourself together.
I lost my spark.
I lost my colors.
And somehow, in that darkness, I found my way back to art.
I started creating ceramic and clay pieces and sharing them online simply as a little gallery of my work. I never imagined that people would want my creations for themselves. One order became two, then three, and before I knew it, there were more than I could count.
Art slowly brought color back into my life.
I began experimenting with different kinds of clay, sculpting and painting figurines, charms, keycaps, pen holders, and anything my imagination could dream of. What started as a quiet hobby in a small corner of my room grew into something that reached people all over the Philippines and eventually overseas.
My parents would even tease me, โMula Batanes hanggang Jolo!โ
Along the way, I was given opportunities to collaborate with companies from Metro Manila and with people who believed in what my hands could create.
At 27, I never imagined that life would teach me to slow down not to give up, but to finally take care of the parts of myself I had neglected for so long.
Today, I am happy again.
I create not only because I love art, but because it reminds me that life does not always have to be rushed. Sometimes, the things we set aside while chasing a future are the very things that bring us back to ourselves.
Sometimes, the most beautiful colors in life are waiting quietly in a small corner of the world, waiting for our tired souls to slow down, discover them, and begin again.
And perhaps, the art school I once dreamed of was never a place I needed to find. Perhaps it was a little world I was meant to build with my own hands.
For inquiries, you can contact me on my social media accounts:
https://www.facebook.com/maricar.kinicot
https://www.facebook.com/share/1c9HYYsGCt/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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