"One of the things I’ve been playing with in the work—and, of course, the work is always a reflection of personal growth and thought—is the awareness of how fear and desire are often the same"

"Ryan had this present, wide-open demeanor that you could see in his eyes... I wanted to have a moment when you're looking at this piece, you can feel like he's looking back at you."

"I create sculpture to articulate the ambiguous, vulnerable feelings that accompany the human experience. Kinsey asked people to be vulnerable and honest in exactly the same way."