Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning.

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

The spider is an animal who eats mosquitoes. That's why I love the spider - it is the only way we have to deal with these insects.

In my sculpture, it's not an image I am seeking, it's not an idea. My goal is to re-live a past emotion. My art is an exorcism, and beauty is something I never talk about.

If you flatter me, or if you look at me the right way, I will kill myself to please you. It's very painful to be an overachiever.

I was raised a Catholic. But I am not religious. In my work, I am interested in real flesh and blood.

Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning.