Saturday, August 13th, 2022 11 am – 4 pm The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association Presents an Outdoor Sculpture Show on Saturday, August 13th, 2022 from 11 am – 4 pm Suttle Lake Camp29551 Suttle Lake RdSisters, OR 97759 Our week-long Annual International Stone Carving Symposium culminates with an outdoor art show at Suttle Lake Camp & Conference Center near Sisters, […]
ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND LIABILITY As a participant in the Northwest Stone Sculptor Association’s Symposium retreat at Camp Pilgrim Firs and Conference Center near Port Orchard, WA. from July 9-17th, 2022. I hereby acknowledge, affirm and represent as follows: 1. I understand and acknowledge that the Retreat will take place both inside and outdoors. I […]
ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND LIABILITY As a participant in the Northwest Stone Sculptor Association’s Symposium retreat at Suttle Lake Camp and Conference Center near Sisters, Oregon. from August 7-14th, 2022. I hereby acknowledge, affirm and represent as follows: 1. I understand and acknowledge that the Retreat will take place both inside and outdoors. I am […]
Constance Jones… My Story I’ve always loved rocks: their color, their strength, their basic-ness, their everywhere-ness. This love started early on, growing up on acreage with massive basalt boulders behind the house. They raised me. I climbed them, lolled away on them in the summer sun, pondered the deep questions of youth from their height, […]
by Joanne Duby There are lots of great articles on maintaining outdoor stone sculptures on the internet. And a few not-so-great. When you have questions, the internet is a great place to visit, but sometimes I wonder if some of these folks have actually done it themselves. Twenty-five years ago, I got a […]
My journey through stone began by chance in 2002. I was up from Sacramento, California visiting my mother in Ashland, Oregon. She was designing a website for a small company producing what they described as “fine art furniture in stone and steel”. The owner came over for a design consultation and dinner one evening, and […]
A Farewell from an Editor … Dear sculptor family, this will be my final issue as Editor of our Sculpture NorthWest Journal. I am taking a break to help catch up on life after the impacts of the pandemic, and to take advantage of new career opportunities. I am so grateful to have had this […]
We The People Q1: How did the idea come to you? In this order: -GREAT, there will be a symposium this year. -From my meager store of stone I got out a 2.25” thick slab of limestone, 22” L x 16” W. -After spending time with my image files and batting ideas around, I chose to try […]
By Ken Barnes We have all experienced the pandemic isolation in our own ways. As an introvert, I was thrilled by the requirement to stay home. And I was blessed to have a studio there. I decided it was time to return to the red granite piece I had started about 5 years earlier at […]
From the President…. I wanted to take this moment to express I wanted to take this moment to express my gratitude to all the dedicated folks of NWSSA. Thank you for your continued support!Wishing everyone a happy holidays and wonderful New Year. Let’s get ready for 2022!Find more information about these events at carve.new-site.xyz:SUNDAY, JANUARY […]
Below are links to information about diamond tools that I found is informative and useful. – Pat Barton ed Note: From the UKAM site their web : “Getting the most out of your Diamond Tools” pdf is a good primer on spinning diamond tools, and their web page: Getting the most from your Diamond Tools […]
This morning I followed up to what I saw Lee Gass doing. He was “sanding” with a piece of a bench grinder wheel. I have a few spares so I smashed one with a sledge hammer and ended up with a whole bunch of useful hand-sanders. Curves, angles. Plus I shaped them further on my angle […]
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