In the New York Times recently A. E. Hochner quoted Hemingway as saying "the test of a good story is in how much good stuff you can leave out".rnI tend to feel that way about my images, which are essentially autobiographical or perhaps shorthand records of my life's experiences.rnMy Zen Sumi-e teacher in Tokyo, Oi sensie, said: "Make Universe".rnI believe my work is a distillation of my universe.