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\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\nNature 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.\u00a0 When the delicate tension and balance are upset by a breeze, he begins again.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 All of his sculptures and assemblages are subject to the elements.\u00a0 He says of his work that it grows, stays and decays.\u00a0 Process and decay are implicit.<\/em><\/p>\n His tools are his hands and maybe a sharp stone or other found implement.\u00a0 Goldsworthy’s land and installation art are captured in photos and on film.\u00a0 Watch this great video, produced by wwvelasca, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hF-Mgx2aSC8#action=share<\/a><\/p>\n Andy Goldsworthy’s books and a dvd about his work, Rivers & Tides<\/em>, 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<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks, Andy.<\/p>\n 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 … Continue reading