Art For Me Is A Form Of

As With All My Work, Whether It's A Leaf On A Rock Or Ice On A Rock, I'm Trying To Get Beneath The Surface Appearance Of Things. Working The Surface Of A Stone Is An Attempt To Understand The Internal Energy Of The Stone.

The Stones Tear Like Flesh, Rather Than Breaking. Although What Happens Is Violent, It Is A Violence That Is In Stone. A Tear Is More Unnerving Than A Break.

Three Or Four Stones In One Firing Will All React Differently. I Try To Achieve A Balance Between Those That Haven't Progressed Enough And Those About To Go Too Far.

I Did Tests On Small Stones Before Collecting And Committing Myself To The Larger Ones.

The British Climate, Although It Is Very Wet, It Is Quite Mild In Winter. We Don't Get These Severe - Generally Don't Get Severe Winters.