A work can have in it a pent-up energy, an intense life of its own, independent of the subject it may represent.
Never think of the surface except as an extension of a volume.
One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.
The soul cannot thrive in the absence of art.
All art is an abstraction to some degree.
It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.