Pilgrim Firs 2024
It was a hot one this year at the 2024 International Stone Carving Symposium in Washington! During one of the peninsula’s rare heat waves, temperatures soared to nearly 100 degrees early […]
Author: Cyra Jane Hobson
Welcome to the Stoneyard
Welcome to The Stoneyard, Seattle’s new group stone carving studio
Touch Gallery – Seattle Erotic Art Festival (SEAF) 2020
Touch Gallery The 2020 Seattle Erotic Art Festival (SEAF) will be featuring the Touch Gallery, curated by Cyra Jane and populated with many stone carvings and other sculptures that are […]
2019 Washington Stone Caving Symposium Centerfold
I know I say this every year, but this time I really, really mean it. You definitely want to be at the Washington State Stone Carving Symposium in Port Orchard […]
An Afternoon of Sun and Stone in Volunteer Park 2019
Sculpture Exhibition and PicnicSunday, June 9th 2019 12:00-4:00 pm Join Northwest Stone Sculptors Association members for a pop-up sculpture showcase, picnic, and sale on the lawn between SAAM and the […]
This Year at Washington State Symposium 2018
Our second year at Pilgrim Firs Camp in Port Orchard reaffirmed that the July symposium has found a great home for our group and our spirit. As intense as last […]
Thoughts From Our First Symposium in Port Orchard
This year marked the 30th Anniversary of our Washington symposium, our first at the Pilgrim Firs venue and a hallmark event for everyone participating. We had nearly 100 carvers here […]
2017 Washington State Symposium Centerfold
30th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Pilgrim Firs, Port Orchard, WA Thirty years ago a handful of stone sculptors from Washington State and British Columbia gathered for the […]
The Last Camp B (now in Port Orchard)
HELLO, GOODBYE… HELLO. A WRAP OF THE 2016 CAMP B SYMPOSIUM By Cyra Jane Hobson So many thank yous to everyone who joined us for the stone carving symposium at […]
Occidental Park Show September 1st 2016
NWSSA Members are participating in Pioneer Square’s First Thursday Art Walk Occidental Park, Seattle Thursday, September 1st 11 am – 9 pm This is the second year that the NorthWest […]
2016 Occidental Park Show
Call to Artists: 2016 Occidental Park Show September 1-3, 2016 Occidental Park, Seattle This is a Call to Artists for all members of NWSSA to participate in the September First […]
Something of a Shearing
SOMETHING OF A SHEARING By Cyra Jane Hobson In late 2013, I found myself lost. I was carving outside a metal sculptor’s studio in downtown Seattle, but it wasn’t mine […]
