Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional.

My work disturbs people and nobody wants to be disturbed. They are not fully aware of the effect my work has on them, but they know it is disturbing.

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

If you are resentful, you keep the thing alive. So the way to go on is to get rid of it, in order to forgive in order to forget.

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

I dont watch TV. I dont use a computer, a fax or a cellphone.

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.