You must put the essence of what you want to say into a painting. The rest is arbitrary. Chosen with discernment, but chosen, and choice involves elimination.

I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup.

When I was growing up, all the women in my house were using needles. I've always had a fascination with the needle, the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair damage. It's a claim to forgiveness. It is never aggressive, it's not a pin.

To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence.

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

Tell your own story, and you will be interesting.

Art is manipulation without intervention.