To express your emotions, you have to be very loose and receptive. The unconscious will come to you if you have that gift that artists have. I only know if Im inspired by the results.

I always had the fear of being separated and abandoned. The sewing is my attempt to keep things together and make things whole.

Clothing is . . . an exercise in memory. It makes me explore the past: how did I feel when I wore that. They are like signposts in the search for the past.

Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor.

Artists have to be useful. They have to fill a role.

It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege.

Everyone should have the right to marry. To make a commitment to love someone forever is a beautiful thing.