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I Got Into Animals By Drawing Hair Follicles. I Liked Drawing Hair, And From That I Got Into Feathers And Fur, Then Into Images Of Animals. The Patterning Is The Same, But The Proportions Of The Body Change From One Animal To The Next. A Lot Of It Is Just Geometry And Consciousness.

Some People Think Or Expect That You Should Make The Same Kinds Of Art Forever Because It Creates A Convenient Narrative... I Want My Work To Embody My Inherent Contradictions.

When You Get Older, You're Running Out Of Time. You Care More About Trying To Stay On The Planet A Little Longer, So You Can Learn How To Draw Better!

I First Had No Interest In Figuration Whatsoever.

One's Self Is Always Shifting In Relationship To Beauty And You Always Have To Be Able To Incorporate Yourself Or Your New Self Into Life. Like Your Skin Starts Hanging Off Your Arms And Stuff, And Then You Have To Think, Well That's Really Beautiful Too. It Just Isn't Beautiful In A Way That I Knew It Was Beautiful Before.