In the course of fairly extensive travels by sea (on my 31-foot ketch), air, and land, I’ve had the good fortune to visit a number of art locations—be it museums or archeological sites—and I have compiled a mental list of what I call “Gems of Museums.” These are not the major, massive, monumental, multi-faceted, mega-museum behemoths of world renown, such as the British Museum, […]
Nothing compares to the Tucson Gem and Mineral show. It is the largest show of its kind in the world. The variety and sheer volume of minerals shown is astonishing. Vendors and buyers fill the city’s coliseum and every motel in town. From the beginning, its primary emphasis has been crystallized mineral specimens. The Smithsonian, the Sorbonne, and other great museums exhibit their mineral treasures there. Fossils […]
This is an interview conducted by e-mail and phone with Elaine MacKay. She has been a member of NWSSA since 1996. Where she lives says a lot about her character and also the type of stone she uses for many of her pieces of sculpture. Twenty-five miles southwest of the Columbia River and in the small town of The Dalles, […]
Sunny weather was the order of the day on my visit to the Whidbey Island Retreat 2000 this last weekend. I parked my car and walked down the road past the farmhouse. All at once I heard this strange music – CHINK – TINK – TONK. Hammers striking tools, tools hitting stone. Each stone had a slightly different tone. Of the 40 people […]
For those of you who are new to NWSSA, or those of us who are still trying to keep up with the constant changes of a volunteer organization, I’ve put together a little overview of our existing structure with the people who help us accomplish all that we do. There are many people who volunteer to help out with our […]
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