Ed. Note: This story was brought to us by Ken Barnes. He is a member of a subscription, stone blog called: aboutstone.org. Members, including Bill Knight, exchange their thoughts on stone and, occasionally, stories like this one surface. When Bill’s friend Nick said that he should go to the Tucson Gem Show, Bill initially […]
In mid February, a few Whidbey Island NWSSA members helped Lloyd Whannell install his 2300 pound sculpture at the home of Ellen and Bernie Camin. The sculpture overlooks Useless Bay and is of special significance for its new owners. Bernie tells us that from the time he first saw it in Lloyd’s studio yard, the […]
Ed Note: You may remember a question that circulated on the NWSSA email asking about power, tank size and general information by someone wanting to buy an air compressor. In case you didn’t write down all the good information Ken Barnes gave in his reply, here’s your hard copy. CFM (cubic feet per minute) […]
When I began sculpting stone in the late 1990’s, several seasoned sculptors recommended Liebson’s book to me for additional guidance. I found the book to be most helpful and it has occupied a prominent spot on my bookshelf since. Particularly with the growing number of new NWWSA members in mind, I decided that Liebson’s book […]
As an alabaster/limestone kind of person, I find the prospect of carving marble intriguing but a bit intimidating. Would I need a different set of tools, carbide or diamond for example, to work in marble? The first piece I ever carved was in marble. Being uninformed (ignorant, or at least uninitiated) I used a ball […]
The Snohomish Arts Council, headquartered in the historic Monte Cristo Building in Everett began, in l994, choosing one artist per year that they especially honor. This person is selected for the artistic merit of her/his works and also for supporting the artistic community as well as for actions and services in the art supporting communities. […]
On July the 16th, last summer, a truck owned by Walla Walla Community College arrived at my doorstep in Arlington, WA. They were there to collect the three finished, six ton hands and to whisk them over the passes to their new home. I had also hired the local cement company’s crane truck, which arrived […]
Spring cometh and a carver’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of Pack Forest! It was a pleasure for me to attend the Pack Forest hand-carving retreat last spring with Takirirangi Smith, a Maori master carver from Porirua City, New Zealand. Takirirangi (pronounced Tak-iri-rahng-i) was a visiting artist during the spring term at The Evergreen State […]
If you have never been to the sandstone quarry in Tenino, Washington, think about swinging by this spring. Tenino is on old Hwy 99. Take exit 88 from I-5, about 20 miles south of Olympia. It’s a small pocket quarry, operated by Marenakos Rock Center that produces tough, tight, dark gray sandstone that is good […]
Ed. note: Most of the time we don’t get any letters to the Editors. But every now and then, we do. And when we do, they are usually thoughtful and thought provoking. Like this letter from Frank Quinn in Bandon, Oregon. Hats off to Sculpture NorthWest for the January/February issue which I found most thought provoking. Of […]
Harbingers of opportunity to gather with your mates in the fields of Dreams have arrived. Robins and meadow larks singing, seed catalogs in the mail, potting soil in the stores and daylight savings time all portend our first symposium, the Hand Carving Retreat at the Pack Forest Conference Center near Eatonville, WA. The subtle […]
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