Conversations : Saint Lucy

After I spent a year making self-portraits, the inner part of me was done, I could begin to see outside of myself

I am critical of the indoctrination of young people, but I have to balance that with my feeling for the kids themselves.

I’ve been looking to pull back the curtain on spaces that are not generally visible. The American West as it is never intended to be seen.

I wanted to think about my own cultural history in relationship to American history.

In the process of making a portrait, there is a very brief moment when economic, linguistic, or any cultural divide gets bridged—albeit briefly.

I had to rely on metaphor and suggestion, to get at a truth that is denied to us otherwise.

I aspired to make something that had some critical resonance but also satisfied something more mysterious and human.

The amazing luxury of being an artist is that you build a life determined by your interests.

I get to set up what becomes a genuine experience and that is significantly more important to me than the art artifact.