My first work in sculpture dates to 25 years ago; these were constructions of stone,

wood and glass, designed with figures embedded in architecture. I returned to

sculpture five years ago and have taken up this theme of figure and architecture, but

on a grander scale, by installing sculptures directly into real buildings. As part of a

restoration project of a 16th-century house and barn, I have interpreted in stone a

number of local and potentially endangered animals: to date, these include a lizard,

toad and bird, all in granite. These are part of a large-scale plan to create an outdoor

sculpture park on a terraced, 12-hectare chestnut farm; I am currently putting the

finishing touches on a stone, seated female figure—inspired by powerful Buddhist

images I encountered in North Vietnam several years ago.