“I do not know the why and I do not need to know the why to do my work or do I owe the why to anybody.” — Louise Bourgeois
As Western artists are expected (required) to do, I have worked, over the years, to craft a story of how my bodies of work are connected, how one flows from the other, and what they mean. I find myself chafing at this linear, confining way of thinking, of this overemphasis on “having a story” (or worse yet - a brand). I now see it as a contrivance. The truest representation of what’s happening in the studio, for me, I’ve come to recognize, is to respect and follow the visions I am given. I honor the vicissitudes of my emotions, the evolving/revolving perceptions and interests of my curious self, the uncertainty of the mental process, and the constancy of change.
I weave my particular threads into the weave of the World into which I am woven.