▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁library ▁and ▁information ▁science ▁degree ▁from ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁She ▁currently ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁in ▁K ail ua - K ona , ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁creating ▁human ▁and ▁anth rop omorphic ▁figures ▁with ▁a ▁surface ▁created ▁by ▁a ▁technique ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁in vention , ▁which ▁she ▁calls ▁" nak ed ▁f aux ku ". ▁ ▁By ▁employ ing ▁a ▁high ▁fire , ▁o xygen ated ▁atmosphere ▁without ▁reduction , ▁a ▁surface ▁similar ▁to ▁n aked ▁ra ku ▁is ▁produced . ▁ ▁Dis abled , ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Hon ol ulu ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁port ray s ▁a ▁se ated ▁n ude ▁female ▁figure ▁with ▁an ▁an vil ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁her ▁left ▁foot . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁artist ▁under w ent ▁surg ery ▁on ▁her ▁an k le . ▁ ▁This ▁por cel ain ▁sculpt ure ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁surface ▁typical ▁of ▁ ▁Agu ir re ' s ▁work ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁sculpt ure ' s ▁wh ims y . ▁ ▁The ▁Ben y am ini ▁Contempor ary ▁Cer am ics ▁Center ▁( T el ▁Av iv , ▁Israel ), ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁State ▁Art ▁Museum , ▁the ▁Hon ol ulu ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁the ▁International ▁Cer am ics ▁Studio ▁( K ec sc emet , ▁Hung ary ), ▁and ▁the ▁Kel log g ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁( Cal ▁Poly