And then people will say, "Oh, I love that thing you did that was in that show"—which was now five years ago —"...can you make me one of those?" And you get stuck back in the 60s forever. You never get to move on or experiment, because youre so busy. At first, you made all your work in wood, but for the last fifteen years or so youve been making pieces in everything from cast bronze to cast resin as well as wood. What governs the choice of material? Ill design something —Ill draw it, and I might feel as though it wouldnt be right in wood. For example, I designed a polar bear bench. Now what would be the ideal material for a polar bear? What would feel cold, what would have a little bit of —you know, you find marble that has a little bit of sparkle in it, it looks like its covered with snow. And thats what 1 thought this should be if I could find a way to do it that was affordable. Otherwise, cement would have been better than wood for that bear. What are some of your favorite alternatives to wood? I have done a lot with cast bronze, which is appropriate for my work because it has an g aged quality to it.