I always thought problem solving was greatly overrated - and that the most important thing was problem creation.

I'm very interested in how we read things, especially the link between seeing two-dimensional and three-dimensional images, because of how I read.

There are things about signing on to a process over the long term that protect you from the buffeting winds of change.

Ease is the enemy of the artist. When things get too easy, you're in trouble.

Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will grow out of the activity itself and that you will - through work - bump into other possibilities and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of if you were just sitting around looking for a great "art idea."

I only have so much time and energy and money, and I'm going to put it into my work.

I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another.In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don't recognize faces, so I'm sure it's what drove me to portraits in the first place.