My job is to return abstraction to the people: in a sense, to popularize it without lowering the bar, which is a lot easier said than done.

That's the job of art: to undo the logic of the world.

When I was a teenager, I was very political.

My art is based on impurity. You have to mix things from different refined cultures to get something raw, to make it go again.

I was lucky in the sense that I started work very young but had a solid family base provided by my mother. She instilled a strong sense of perspective and humility in me from a very early age.

My journey started with the understanding that poor parents share the universal desire for education for their children. No family in our experience has ever turned down educational support for their daughter.

Birthdays are just weird! I like to have something simple like a dinner with friends and family if possible.

What we don't talk about enough is Ohio's unique and remarkable quality of life. We are a state of cities, small towns and growing suburbs where life is affordable and destinations within reach. There is no better place to raise a family.