At first, I thought I must have been the only person in history whose life had been changed in such a dramatic and exquisite way by a first brush with stone carving. No one could possibly understand my childish delight or my immediate addiction to actually be able to remove stone from around the desired […]
When I think of the best visionary or folk art installations in the western United States, three come to mind: Grandma’s Bottle Village in Simi Valley, California; the Rodia Watts Towers in Los Angeles; and Gilgal Garden in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a stone carver and a resident of Salt Lake, Gilgal stands out […]
This interview was conducted by Verena Schwippert on Orcas Island at Pete’s home and studio. There is art, almost all made by him, everywhere. The house was built by Pete for his family. The yard, several acres of it, is full of many large sculptures. Some metal, some stone, some a combination of both. The […]
As we end our fiscal year, I would like to share with you some of the things your Board of Directors has pursued this past year. We passed a resolution that ends any discount in symposium fees for board members based on attendance only. We initiated an outreach program with the South Seattle Residential Training […]
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