Andy Goldsworthy Quotes

Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next.

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.

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break.

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it.

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red.