The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the stone was far more interesting than the drawing that I had done on it.

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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 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 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 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...

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...

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'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 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 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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...