It's wonderful to make a lot of money, to be able to take care of my family, to have the facilities I have and really support the people the studio's involved with. But at the end of the day I'm quite simple as an artist-it's really about the power of art.

My favorite activity is to be with my family.

I'm always working. If I'm not in my studio I become quite nervous.

My process of being inspired is very intuitive. Im constantly following my interest.

I spend much more time looking at art history and at different references to art than I do at actual objects.

When I view the world, I don't think of my own work. I think of my hope that, through art, people can get a sense of the type of invisible fabric that holds us all together, that holds the world together.

If I try to articulate every little detail in a drawing, it would be like missing the forest for the trees, so it's just about getting the outline of the forest.