I was trying to write an autobiography using prints and patterns that reference emotional, psychological, and personal development in my work, as a person growing up, figuring out who I was. I used fabrics to stand in for occurrences.

Our assignment comes with the alignment. Too many people look for the assignment without first finding their alignment.

Words can be applied as one might put on a scent, such as perfume. Some scents are so wonderful and others are sickening... titles can be the same.

I think young people have a wonderful reaction to color because it's not screwed up by too many references.

For a while, I thought a lot about lineage. Where do I belong? Who am I standing next to?

I think that some works are more accessible than others.

I was feeling a strong need to change, grow, and break with particular things that were going on in my life and my history, and the material was the perfect answer for that.