I have to believe that when I finish a project, that I will not only grow as an artist, but as a person.

I've tried to use the recognition as validation that I'm doing the kind of work that people are interested in and to feel that my work is a contribution.

Make it all about the work. Everything else will follow.

I have to believe that when I finish a project, that I will not only grow as an artist, but as a person.

If you do the best work you can, the reward is ultimately your self-satisfaction - the sense that you have done the best you can. And then there's that piece of how others respond.

All of us have places that we can go where we feel most complete.

I never demonstrate how art should be made or what the outcome should look like. Instead, give kids the tools and the materials to make their own art. Have them experience the process.