UV: What were you thinking when you made this cover piece?
TW: I had driven by these heads many times admiring them but never had my camera. One morning I took my son to look at them and snapped this with a cheap plastic camera from China. Since I took it, I've been thinking of an old friend who lives in another part of the country. We used to go to the Doggie Diner when they were still around; I hadn't remembered that until I was looking at the print one day.

UV: Where is the best place for inspiration in the Bay Area?
TW: Inspiration is everywhere: the hills, the fog, the traffic, when the light comes low and golden at the end of the day. There are galleries and museums, great bookstores, cultural diversity. I try and get around during open studios; I can't believe the ideas and quality of work I see. I respond to everything either to try to capture a piece of what I like or find a way to incorporate the texture, color or mood in my work.

UV: Why do you make art?
TW: I make art because I can't stop seeing the world in my own weird way. I'm obsessed with creating some record of it, mostly for myself, but I'm happy when other people enjoy it too. Art is amazing in that it contains the intention of the artist, transferred to the viewer, and I love it that the viewer is free to create their own meaning of it separate of the artist's. That's powerful.

UV: What is the most bizarre comment you've received?
TW: Someone once said something I worked on looked like it had been created by a four-year-old. Kids do great art.