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

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

As a child I prayed that my calling be revealed - but not with expectation and not with a destination. I became an artist because I didn't know what to do and I thought it was really fun to make things.

Sometimes your personal life is much more significant. Sometimes your work life is more significant. Friends and family, or sometimes the general population, take precedence.

My support system is simple - people and time. The miracle of other people in your life.

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 really love printmaking. It’s like a mystery and you’re trying to figure out how to rein it in.