The early firings contained many stones.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated on a larger scale. The stones were so big that the amount of heat required was prohibitively expensive and wasteful.
Fire is the origin of stone. By working the stone with heat, I am returning it to its source.
Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form.
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 Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply torn. The skin remained a recognisable part of the molten stone.
A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.
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.
Everything had to be done in-between Stones time.