By Jeremy Kester This October, The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association partnered with the Pacific Northwest Sculptors for the first time in a group show with thirty-one participating artists. The Making Space special four-day exhibit was held in the Art Reach Gallery at the First Congregational Church, across the park from the Portland Art Museum. Timed […]
My first serious encounter with stone was a mixed-materials piece in 1982, featuring a 300-pound granite glacial erratic that I had dragged from the woods. Working on this piece got me totally hooked on stone and particularly on granite. Since my training was in metal casting and fabrication and I knew nothing about carving stone, […]
From the Editors… The International Sculpture Conference was held in Portland this year, and NWSSA participated by way of a joint exhibition with Pacific Northwest Sculptors. Thanks to Jeremy Kester for documenting this venture and sharing his experience as both an artist and volunteer for the event. Our Artist Spotlight for this issue is Kirk […]
From the President…. Dear Sculptors, We are now in the “tween” period for the organization. By the time you get this the holidays will be upon us and our post-holiday party will be approaching. Before I had a studio roof over my head, the carving season was over, called on account of rain and cold. Now […]
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