I look upon youth in admiration and admire them for their curiosity about the world, their shape shifting, their ideas about the future.

In a sense the physical connectedness that you feel with your children as a mother changes as they become independent.

Sometimes I think that I stay young and in touch with contemporary culture because of my children's interests. I'm so lucky to be surrounded by their talent and vibrancy.

I love young people because they are always looking ahead, and older people because they can look back; and both make sense of the world so economically. You can learn so much from the wisdom of the young and the old. I'm just in between!

I wanted to make a body of work that looked at what it felt like to be a boy going through adolescence.

The transition into adulthood is so exciting and remarkable to witness as parent.

When I see my work in a gallery I often wonder how I got to this point. Sometimes the process of making the work feels like a blur, and I look at the work and wonder how I actually made it.