People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.

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.

At its most successful, my 'touch' looks into the heart of nature; most days I don't even get close. These things are all part of a transient process that I cannot understand unless my touch is also transient - only in this way can the cycle remain unbroken and the process be complete.

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it.

Art for me is a form of nourishment. I need the land. I need it.

The main source of my income is through the commissions of the large-scale works and big sculptures, the projects.

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