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.

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

For me it is the direct contact of artist to material which is original, and it is the earth and his contact to it which will free him of the artificiality of the present and his dependence on industrial products.

You can find out how to do something and then do it or do something and then find out what you did.

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

I am always learning, always discovering.

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