Artist unknown. Santa Agueda, contemporary, Spain. Painted, glazed terra cotta. Santa Agueda, patron saint of Benicasim, Spain, the village adjacent to Playetas, site of our Spanish house. A writer, Santa Agueda claimed her pen was dictated by heavenly visions. Considered a heretic, she was punished by removing her eyes. Blinded but unbowed, she continued to write, directed by her heavenly muse. She is depicted here with her eyes on a plate held in her right hand. In her left, she holds a writing quill. Private collection.