Renda Greene is featured as one of three NWSSA members from Montana in our March/April 2020 issue of Sculpture NorthWest. “During a random perusing of an adult education course book, a beginning wood carving class caught my eye. I knew some carving techniques, but what really piqued my interest was that the class was taught […]
Adrian Hoye “Mother and Bunny” Adrian has always been a person who likes to take things apart and find what lies hidden inside. Maybe that is what draws him to carve stone: the idea that there is something within waiting to be released. Adrian has been hesitant to call himself a sculptor. Sculptors are […]
Oliver Harwood shares with us his processes & inspiration in our November/December 2018 issue of Sculpture NorthWest. “It was a great experience to attend the Saint John International Sculpture Symposium this past summer for six weeks. Working alongside seven other sculptors to cut through tons of granite, each creating our own vision for a public art piece. The […]
I have always been a person who likes to take things apart and find what lies hidden inside. Maybe that is what draws me to carve stone: the idea that there is something within waiting to be released. I have been hesitant to call myself a sculptor. Sculptors are those other people. I do this […]
I can’t remember a time when making art has not been a part of my life. My dad commented once that I was born with a pencil in my hand, and he did so much to keep those “pencils” around me. In kindergarten, my favorite place was at the mini easels, spreading brightly-colored tempera on […]
AND NOW THERE BE STONE….. For the last 25 years I have been sculpting and carving almost daily, but I came to this via a love of art and rocks in my childhood and then intaglio etching. I did the formal education thing, getting a Bachelor of Arts. I tried many things: drawing, painting, ceramics […]
Hello stoners, What a crazy time. It is scary, maybe even terrifying, depending upon the latest news source I have seen. Corona virus and COVID-19 are a serious threat to us here in the northwest and around the country. We do not have any events in the immediate future, but we do have the Women’s […]
I am a maker and creative being to the core. I have painted, woven, felted, sculpted, sketched, and more, but still hadn’t thought of myself as an artist. I knew that I needed to create in order to stay balanced and centered in my life. Art was more of a by-product of what I […]
From the President…. Dear Sculptors, I’m sitting in a warm house looking at snow-covered ground outside as I write this (not in Seattle). By the time you get this the holidays will be over and our post-holiday party will be approaching (February 8th, 4pm at Marenakos – Click Here for details). We had a nice […]
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 […]
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 […]
Please join NWSSA Members for an informal discussion about sculpture texture and finishes… plus anything else we want to talk about. Our second event will be Friday, December 6th at 6:30 PM at Ken Barnes Studio in South Seattle. BYO beverages and snacks to share and a Sculpture or Photos to discuss. There will be […]
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