The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red.

Sometimes you need to stop doing something to really see it afresh.

I just see myself as an object in the final image. I know I'm experiencing it when I'm there working on it. I'm there to be worked with, as anything else that I work with.

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.

Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.

I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France, Britain, Australia - a vein running round the earth. It has taught me about the flow, energy and life that connects one place with another.

I take the opportunity each day offers.