I actually prefer the silent black and white version of the Wizard Of Oz from the 20's.

Winnipeg has the largest collection of Inuit art in the world, I believe. They can be quite simple in a great way and often have sparse backgrounds and isolated characters. They often have a really great look to them.

After finishing art school I was applying to stores like Home Depot and Walmart. You know, places where you have to take a urine test before you get your minimum wage. Even those places wouldn't hire me. So I was lucky when I got included in a group show at the Richard Heller gallery that kind of started my art career.

I actually prefer the silent black and white version of the Wizard Of Oz from the 20's.

I had always loved Joseph Cornell and wanted to do something with dioramas.

The muted color scheme allows the occasional brighter yellow or red to pop out on the wall in a show, which I like.

I was always doing films, but the ceramics didn't come until later. I did take ceramics in university, which gave me an appetite for the medium, but I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with it yet.