Even In Winter An Isolated Patch Of

When I’m Working With Materials It’s Not Just The Leaf Or The Stone, It’s The Processes That Are Behind Them That Are Important. That’s What I’m Trying To Understand, Not A Single Isolated Object But Nature As A Whole.

Ephemeral Work Made Outside, For And About A Day, Lies At The Core Of My Art And Its Making Must Be Kept Private.

There's A Huge Number Of Things That Are Occurring With The Ice Works Which Fascinate Me Enormously, But It's Driven By This Kind Of Frantic Race Against Time. And Whilst That Creates A Huge Amount Of Tension And Problems, It's A Tension That I Think I Feed Off.

My Sculpture Can Last For Days Or A Few Seconds - What Is Important To Me Is The Experience Of Making. I Leave All My Work Outside And Often Return To Watch It Decay.

A Lot Of My Work Is Like Picking Potatoes; You Have To Get Into The Rhythm Of It. It Is Different Than Patience. It Is Not Thinking. It Is Working With The Rhythm.