Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.

Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

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The early firings contained many stones.

The early firings contained many stones.

People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I...

People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I...

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat,...

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat,...

My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see...

My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see...

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There...

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There...

Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century...

Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century...

Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps...

Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps...

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain...

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain...

Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it...

Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it...

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is...

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is...

I am not a performer but occasionally I deliberately work in a public context. Some...

I am not a performer but occasionally I deliberately work in a public context. Some...

I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated...

I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated...

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally...

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally...

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was...

The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was...

Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would...

Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would...

I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France,...

I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France,...

It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.

It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.

I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place...

I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place...