Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it to its source.

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames.

Movement, change, light, growth and decay are the lifeblood of nature, the energies that I I try to tap through my work. I need the shock of touch, the resistance of place, materials and weather, the earth as my source. Nature is in a state of change and that change is the key to understanding. I want my art to be sensitive and alert to changes in material, season and weather. Each work grows, stays, decays. Process and decay are implicit. Transience in my work reflects what I find in nature.

A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity as a container for feelings and ideas that function on many levels.

Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it to its source.

It's just that when I work on someone else's land, it makes me aware of the social nature of that landscape.

The essence of drawing is the line exploring space.