I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place that had been hidden to me. I now know the sites in a way that makes me think I could have made better use of…

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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...

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...

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...

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...

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a...

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a...

Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the...

Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the...

A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity...

A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the...

Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the...

The early firings contained many stones.

The early firings contained many stones.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...