To Be An Artist Is To Believe

The Secret Of Life Is To Have A Task, Something You Devote Your Entire Life To, Something You Bring Everything To, Every Minute Of The Day For The Rest Of Your Life. And The Most Important Thing Is, It Must Be Something You Cannot Possibly Do.

One Never Knows What Each Day Is Going To Bring. The Important Thing Is To Be Open And Ready For It.

Recently I Have Been Working In The Country, Where, Carving In The Open Air, I Find Sculpture More Natural Than In A London Studio, But It Needs Bigger Dimensions. A Large Piece Of Stone Or Wood Placed Almost Anywhere At Random In A Field, Orchard, Or Garden, Immediately Looks Right And Inspiring.

All Art Is An Abstraction To Some Degree.

The Whole Of Nature Is An Endless Demonstration Of Shape And Form. It Always Surprises Me When Artists Try To Escape From This.