I paint on canvases composed of discarded clothing, fabric scraps, and found objects, then layer them with obscene amounts of latex paint. It’s my nature to squeeze every ounce of usefulness out of everything I own, like using an old t-shirt I love but is too worn to wear. Often, even the paint I use is mis-tints or the dregs of cans and tubes. I think about the theme for the work only after I’ve finished bonding the textiles on the canvas. The challenge of painting on an uneven surface helps push that part of the creative process into unexpected directions. This technique is something I have been refining since the 1980s. Painting is a magical, healing alchemy that completely absorbs me.