I first had no interest in figuration whatsoever.

Artists live in unknown spaces and give themselves over to following something unknown.

I like that feeling when you’re making art, that you’re taking the energy out of your body and putting it into a physical object. I like things that are labor-intensive : you make a little thing and another little thing and another little thing, and eventually you see a possibility.

Making art is a lot about just seeing what happens if you put some energy into something.

You can have fantasies about having control over the world, but I know I can barely control my kitchen sink. That is the grace I'm given. Because when one can control things, one is limited to one's own vision.

I love flying buttresses!

I think making things beautiful is important. But often what's first considered ugly is beautiful, too.