What inspires you?

Art is my way of life and the abstract is my way of expression. The idea of the abstract is what draws attention to philosophical reasoning and universal truths that carry the message and footprints of human action.

Describe your creative process.

As an artist of gesture and fabric, using the brush and the spatula, the needle and the thread, all engrossed in the mystery of the transparency of raw silk, I pierce the surface of the canvas - stitch after stitch – I sew down my thoughts and emotions. Sewing is a gesture of the feminine principle. The thread that has a beginning and an end – just like everything in this world. The thread - a symbol of creation. All of this, taken together, is me. The fabric and the image give way to gestures and symbols.

What are 3 words that best describe your work?

matter, gesture, black

Who are some artists that have influenced your work?

The way of thinking, and not the way of doing, guides me. That is why there is no favorite person I can name..... there are thoughts and ideas that are close to me. For example- Gerhard Richter says: “All landscapes are ultimately abstract paintings”. Or H. Matisse - “Learn, so that it would be easier to unlearn. Master, in order to free yourself.” Or Kiki Smith - "All the history of the world resides within your body.".....I understand that, these ideas are close to me. I don't need to ask them questions. Such is my philosophy.

What is the most important tool when creating your work?

needle

What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

A gallery owner once said to me: “Leave this series aside to settle for a while, the public is not yet ready to understand it. "

Where do you go for inspiration?

“Where do I start, with what do I end?" The trace is the key element that holds together my approach to art. The Abstract is my universe, the universal language. A new way of addressing my feminine side. Questioning - the limits of the observable, of the world’s presence, of the way of inhabiting it.