I think making art is telling the truth, as clearly and powerfully as one is able. Ideas and images for work come to me at odd times, especially when I am relaxed and receptive. I’ve learned to pay attention and to examine mental images for their possible significance. A curious attitude helps me to see what’s there, even if it feels frightening or unpleasant at first. Sometimes a difficult image has power and can be understood on several levels. As I play with an image, other characters or objects may appear, or a gesture may change so that the idea is complete enough to work out in clay. Sometimes it changes as I work. The figures are hand-modeled in porcelain, cut up, hollowed out, put back together, detailed, fired, and painted.