By Shierry Weber Nicholsen, Ph.D., FIPA These are excerpts from a talk I gave recently at a conference. If you would like to see the full text, please email me at snicholsen@earthlink.net After defining reverie as both a state of mind that is open and receptive and also the kinds of things that come into […]
SNW: Tell us about yourself and how you became an artist. GS: I’ve loved art since I was a small boy wallowing in sloppy finger paints, temperas, and squeezy clay at Seattle’s John Muir grade School and later at Cornish Art School. Then, in one of my first issues of Popular Mechanics, I saw an […]
SNW: Who are you?LT: Oregon born, I was raised in Newberg and Portland where I enlisted in the Navy, spending four years as a sonar technician. In civilian life, I worked for Boeing, was a Forest Service district clerk, ran a subsistence farm with my wife and worked as a power substation operator on Catalina […]
SNW: What is your life history as it relates to being an artist? CR: My mother and father painted in oils and my father was an inventor of sorts. I was never without a sketch book from the age of seven. I painted from an early age focusing on portraiture, landscape, still life and animals; […]
SN: Could you give us a little of your personal history as it relates to your being an artist? DM: Most people within NWSSA know me as the “tool man,” since I have been sharing information on power tools at symposia for the past several years. My background in metal fabrication and wood carving brought […]
SN: How would you describe yourself? JT: An adventurer of creative ideas; a ‘horizon chaser’ exploring the planet; a sensory junkie always seeking out interesting flavors, colors, shapes, fragrances and sounds. SN: And was it all this exploration that made you want to be an artist? JT: I’m not sure about using the term ‘artist’, […]
SN: Who are you? NS: My name is Nichole Sharpe I’m a dreamer, an observer, a questioner, a problem solver and an artist. I live in West Seattle and work in my recently completed home studio. SN: What is your life history as it relates to being an artist? NS: My mother was an artist. […]
ED: Gerda first showed up on our radar when she attended the Hand Carving Retreat at Pack Forest this spring. She then came to the summer workshop at Camp Brotherhood and is now a bona fide ‘Nwissa’ Stoner. Her energy seems boundless and her sculptures are intriguingly beautiful. SN: Who are you?GL: I’m Gerda Corona […]
SN: Who are you? CG: My name is Candyce Garrett and I am a granite sculptor from Galisteo, New Mexico who has had the privilege to instruct at both Camp brotherhood and Silver Falls. SN: What life experiences affected your direction in art? CG: My first time in the Northwest was a trip to Camp […]
SN: What experiences influenced your interest in sculpture?PP: My parents, wife and children are artists. I have always admired classical drawing, painting and sculpture. That passion motivated travel to Western Europe to see first hand the works of Michelangelo, Raphael, da Vinci and Rodin. Their work is all about the power of emotions and expression […]
Editor: Maureen has recently joined NWSSA. You may have met her at Camp B last year, or read her Nov/Dec 2006 Sculpture NorthWest article about the carving she did in Italy. Here is a little more about Maureen; her life and work in Port Angeles. SN: Who are you?MHW: I am Maureen Hope Wall; I […]
Editor: Mark’s first interview was taken by Steve Sandry, and appeared in the March/April 1999 issue. Mark: Let me start this interview by expressing my appreciation to association members past and present for their considerable efforts to promote stone carving and community. Together we have created a rare and wonderful organization. I salute those who […]
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