Juan Antonio began as a wood-turner in his father’s workshop, where he was employed for more than ten years. Later he took up the art of wood-carving, an activity he has supplemented with some stonework.

Most of his work has been on the island of Tenerife,… with a few projects also on La Palma. He has made a great range of woodwork and cabinetry, notably including altarpieces, staircases and sculptures, and has also carried out many interventions on architectural heritage in the Canary Islands.

In his workshop he has all the hand tools required for woodworking, including a full set of gouges.

The woods he uses most in his work include cedar, mahogany, mulberry and afzelia. In stonework, largely for sculpture, he has worked especially with volcanic rocks such as trachyte.