Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.

Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality....

It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality....

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...