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

Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

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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,...

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...

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...

Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst...

Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst...

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...

I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.

I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.

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...

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...

As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on...

As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on...

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

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

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.

People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.

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,...

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why...

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why...

The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply...

The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply...

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...

Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve...

Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve...

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...

Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.

Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.