I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames.

Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

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The early firings contained many stones.

The early firings contained many stones.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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 first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the...

The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the...

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...

Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.

Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

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

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