Andy Goldsworthy is a "land artist" born of Scottish parents in Chesire, England on July 25, 1956. Although he grew up and attended college in England he now makes Scotland his home with his wife Judith Elizabeth Gregson and his three children James, Holly, Anna and Thomas.
Mr. Goldsworthy uses natural elements such as snow, stone, wood, water, mud, flower petals, or even his own saliva to construct his sculptures. His affection for working with the natural environment was solidified in his younger years as a farm worker and later as a groundskeeper. It was these early experiences that gave birth to his passion of working with the earth. As he stated in an interview for the London Observer "Farming itself is a sculptural process," he said. "Fields are ploughed, bales of hay are stacked, walls are built. The day is spent shaping and re-creating what is around you."
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