Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Understanding the materials I work with... gives me a deeper understanding of my place. And it's helped me make sense of the changes that… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
I love the winter. Well, I love all the seasons, but the winter is possibly one of the most intense. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Time gives growth, it gives continuity and it gives change. And in the case of some sculptures, time gives a patina to them. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
I've laid down in dried up streambeds, leaving a shadow. And then, five minutes later, it's flash flooded, and where I once laid is… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
When I do the permanent projects or the big projects, when a work is finished, that's the beginning of its life. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Nature, for me is raw and dangerous and difficult and beautiful and unnerving. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
I have to understand the nature of change. And I cannot just work with stone or the more permanent materials. I need to work… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Design implies a sense of mapping something out and then you follow the plan. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
