José de Creeft felt that the direct carving method allowed him to ​“release” the form already in the material. He believed that the slow technique prevented him from expending all of his creative energy at once, and allowed the work to evolve. The pink marble of Continuité is smooth and polished in some places, rough and chalky in others, as if the form were emerging from the stone. The ​“continuity” in the title applies to many aspects of de Creeft’s work, including his creative process, his use of fluid forms and contours, and the theme of woman and child found throughout his work.