“I’m very process oriented. There is a deliberate set of steps I take for each painting. First is the photo session. Then there is an elaborate photo-editing process. Then I make a photo collage in Photoshop for my composition.Then, I start the paintings with a single color painted line drawing and go from there. Same routine every time.”
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“I don’t know if it’s visible in the photograph, but I stuck the cover letter to my first contract with Bloomsbury in London to the wall against which my desk is set. I stuck it there with Scotch tape. It’s there to remind me that I am, in a way, a writer: I must be, in a way; there’s the physical proof. It’s got my name on it. So surely, then, I have permission to at least try to write.”
“My workspace is a mess! Part of this must be because I am scattered and confused all day long, and my external world mirrors my internal pretty closely. In my defense, I have to work on a hundred projects at once – writing new pieces and articles, editing old ones, researching projects I have to fundraise for now but won’t write for years.”
“We used to have two motorcycles parked in the studio, but a modicum of success drove them out. I don’t have any collections, I like to travel light and don’t like to dust. The studio is more of a combination garage and kitchen– with some workspace thrown in. I like the adage, “The more you know, the less you need.”
“I’m thinking about setting up an office in the shower. Get dressed, COFFEE, work, try to take a break and get outside for a bit, maybe have lunch with another designer, back to work. I try to move around. Sometimes I’ll sit on the couch, balcony or counter top with my laptop. I need that to stay fresh.”