lˈuːɪs kənsˈɪdɚd hɪz ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk kɹiːˈeɪʃənz tə bˈiː "mˈɛdəsən ænd ɡˈʊd stˈoːɹiz fɔːɹ pˈiːpəl lˈaɪk ɐ kɚɹˈɑːboːɹˌiː ɡɹˈaʊnd bˌʌt ɪnðə mˈɑːdɚn wˈɜːld".
Lewis considered his artistic creations to be "medicine and good stories for people – like a Corroboree ground but in the modern world".