Everything is sculpture. Any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture.

It is said that stone is the affection of old men. That may be so. It is the most challenging to work. A dialogue ensues – of chance no chance, mistakes no mistakes. No erasing or reproduction is possible, at least in the way I work, leaving nature’s mark. It is unique and final.

When an artist stopped being a child, he would stop being an artist.

The art of stone in a Japanese garden is that of placement. Its ideal does not deviate from that of nature.

I perceive my limitations even as I work. There are times when I see nothing but restrictions, barriers. Learning takes time.

In my work, I wanted something irreducible, an absence of the gimmicky and clever.

I am always learning, always discovering.