The Miracle Of Being Able To Pay

As A Child I Prayed That My Calling Be Revealed - But Not With Expectation And Not With A Destination. I Became An Artist Because I Didn't Know What To Do And I Thought It Was Really Fun To Make Things.

I've Been Very Lucky Being In New York. While There Are Many Things That Have Impacted My Life, I Have Been Able To Stay Here And Do My Own Work.

Many People Don't Have Relationships To Their Siblings In Adulthood, Or They Have Superficial Ones. It's Sort Of Unfashionable, Particularly In America, To Be Close To Your Family.

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.