“I choose animals that have a lot of texture. I’ve always been fascinated with how many feathers a bird has, or how many petals a rose has, or scales on a fish. There’s something very elemental about cave drawings, and also old paintings on ruins. But I don’t think about all that when I’m working. I’m just doing what comes out. When I decorate a clay piece, for example – I’m not a musician, but it almost feels like playing music. You can’t stop with one or two brushstrokes. You move from side to side, and it feels like you’re playing some instrument.”