"I took a stab at drawing flowers for curiosity sake...but what started as a visual interest has become an obsession."

"I've got to say that flowers aren't easier than figures when you hold yourself to the same standard that you naturally bring to the human subject."

"Mike takes ordinary objects - like a pear or a seashell or a glass - and juxtaposes them in a way that elevates the arrangement of these objects into something more."

"The change in my work has a lot to do with working in our shared studio and our ongoing dialogue - visual and otherwise."