Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. There's something very powerful about finding snow in summer.

Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

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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...

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...

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'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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.

Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...