The Early Firings Contained Many Stones.

In Contact With Materials, I Can See So Much More With My Hands Than I Can Just With My Eyes. I'm A Participant, Not A Spectator. I See Myself Both As An Object And A Material, And The Human Presence Is Really Important To The Landscapes In Which I Work.

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.

The Process Of Growth Is Obviously Critical To My Understanding Of The Land And Myself. So The Process Is Far More Unpredictable With Far More Compromises With The Day, The Weather, The Material.

A Stone Is Ingrained With Geological And Historical Memories.

When I Do The Permanent Projects Or The Big Projects, When A Work Is Finished, That's The Beginning Of Its Life.