I think what's important is to give space to the range of human experience.

In the beginning, the feminine principle was seen as the fundamental cosmic force. All ancient peoples believed that the world was created by a female Diety.

Don't give up. It's really important to trust your impulses as an artist no matter what anybody else says.

Because men have a history, it is difficult for them to imagine what it is like to grow up without one, or the sense of personal expansion that comes from discovering that we women have a worthy heritage. Along with pride often comes rage – rage that one has been deprived of such a significant knowledge.

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history

So women are at the beginning of building a language, and not all women are conscious of it.

You shouldn't have to justify your work.