I just did something totally irrational. Believe me, rational people don't go to do something like that in the middle of the day. It's just insane.

I just love making pictures, ... It's really kind of magical to have a blank page and have something form itself on the page under your direction. I think it's that process that's keeps it forever interesting.

I'm really interested in conveying sort of a spiritual connection with nature in my work, ... It's about Mother Nature and the protective element. Of course, nature can be extremely threatening as well.

It's time to just put it behind us. We played this all out in a public eye. It'd be interesting to let the public see the healing process at the end. They saw everything else why not let them see the final product?

It was really interesting, ... It was scientific illustration.

I wanted to do something different, ... I really didn't give any thought to practicality.

It was very emotional. It was a wave of gratitude. How do you express thanks?

Unfortunately, ovarian failure was the grimmest diagnoses we could have received,

You can certainly be an artist anywhere, ... But it's helpful to live in a community that has a consciousness of the arts and a desire for visual stimulation.

I say use Arts Walk as a goal, ... Create a body of work. It's a great way to discipline yourself, seeing if you can put together a show.