NorthWest Stone Sculptors Association Established 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 1/10/2024 Time: 6:36 P.M. PST Location: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara Buchanan, Pat Barton, Markos Weiss, Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson, Batya Friedman, Michael Yeoman Board Members Present via phone/virtual: All Absent: Jeremy Kester, Stephen Taplin Quorum: […]
What could be more succinct than a white board with the 12 steps. If this is all you need then you are ready to go, otherwise check out Deborah’s posts that elaborate each step, and if you want something more hands on, attend one of our symposiums. Sculpting and carving Jade and other Gemstones requires […]
This is where it all begins, selecting a piece of jade or a gemstone that checks all the boxes. Color, inclusions, dealing with fractures, shape and cost, all to be considered! Each one of these has equal importance but the individual carver will have a bias to one or some of these characteristics. A granite […]
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