With the idea of working with them as my canvas or building block, I transform the books into sculptures that explore and redefine the book as familiar object, medium, and archetypal form.

From 1968, at the end of every working day, he took a black-and-white photograph of his impassive face against the canvas.

For this working style, it's helpful to be able to quickly enter a series of terms or thoughts, rather than having to create nodes on the canvas for each element.