Art saved my life in two ways. It made me feel special, because I could do things my friends couldn't, but it also gave me a way to demonstrate to my teacher that, despite the fact that I couldn't write a paper or do math, I was paying attention.

If it looks like art, chances are it's somebody else's art.

I build a painting by putting little marks together-some look like hot dogs, some like doughnuts.

Get yourself in trouble. If you get yourself in trouble, you don't have the answers. And if you don't have the answers, your solution will more likely be personal because no one else's solutions will seem appropriate. You'll have to come up with your own.

Any innovation that is evident in my paintings is a direct result of something that happened in the course of making a print.

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

Having a routine, knowing what to do, gives me a sense of freedom and keeps me from going crazy. It's calming.