My Work Comes First, Reasons For It

I Can't Edit The Materials I Work With. My Remit Is To Work With Nature As A Whole. I Find Nature As A Whole Disturbing. Nature Can Be Harsh – Difficult And Brutal, As Well As Beautiful. You Couldn't Walk Five Minutes From Here Without Coming Across Something That Is Dead Or Decaying.

Ideas Must Be Put To The Test. That's Why We Make Things; Otherwise They Would Be No More Than Ideas. There Is Often A Huge Difference Between An Idea And Its Realization. I've Had What I Thought Were Great Ideas That Just Didn't Work.

There Are Occasions When I Have Moved Boulders, But I'm Reluctant To, Especially Ones That Have Been Rooted In A Place For Many Years.

Abandoning The Project Was Incredibly Stressful After Having Gone Through The Process Of Building The Room, Installing The Kiln, Collecting The Stones, Sitting With The Kiln Day And Night As It Came To Temperature, Experiencing The Failures.

The Difference Between A Theatre With And Without An Audience Is Enormous. There Is A Palpable, Critical Energy Created By The Presence Of The Audience.