 At night, Sanchez's mother would tell him stories of the Andes and the magical creatures who lived there.By day, Sanchez lived close to a factory that fabricated tejas, the clay tiles traditionally used for rooftops in the Andes, and Sanchez earned pocket change as an artisan working the clay to make small sculptures of animals that the factory gave to its customers.Sanchez had originally wanted to be a musician, and considers himself a sculptor rather than a painter.