I got into animals by drawing hair follicles. I liked drawing hair, and from that I got into feathers and fur, then into images of animals. The patterning is the same, but the proportions of the body change from one animal to the next. A lot of it is just geometry and consciousness.

I'm in general a nostalgic person, but I don't know if I'm nostalgic for the 80s!

Source of inspiration. The MAK is a museum that has had a profound effect on me as an artist and art viewer.

I always say I'm Catholic - but a cultural Catholic. I wouldn't say I'm a spiritual person, although I pray every day.

I had stopped making figures, and then I began making images of animals in nature, which was a way to introduce the figure.

The miracle of being able to pay attention to other people in your life, and the miracle of being in time, and to continue being in time.

I didn't start to be an artist myself until I was 24.