Time gives growth, it gives continuity and it gives change. And in the case of some sculptures, time gives a patina to them.

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

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.

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.

There is life in a stone. Any stone that sits in a field or lies on a beach takes on the memory of that place. You can feel that stones have witnessed so many things.

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