Almost every day, in all kinds of weather, Andy Goldsworthy goes outside and makes art.

Nature provides the materials. He works with what he finds – leaves, flowers, twigs, branches, rocks, stones, clay, mud, water, ice, snow, feathers… The artwork lives where the materials are found.  When the delicate tension and balance are upset by a breeze, he begins again.  When a long chain of leaves held together by thorns is placed in a stream, it’s carried off weaving its way along the current.  All of his sculptures and assemblages are subject to the elements.  He says of his work that it grows, stays and decays.  Process and decay are implicit.

His tools are his hands and maybe a sharp stone or other found implement.  Goldsworthy’s land and installation art are captured in photos and on film.  Watch this great video, produced by wwvelasca, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF-Mgx2aSC8#action=share

Andy Goldsworthy’s books and a dvd about his work, Rivers & Tides, are available on http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=andy+goldsworthy&sprefix=andy+golds%2Caps%2C171

Thanks, Andy.