Painting on Stone Sculptures

by Jonna Ramey A surprising tool in the sculptor’s kit is paint. Never having tried this before, I reached out to NWSSA members for information. Oregon-based sculptor MJ Anderson came […]
Cyra Jane – Artist Spotlight

My identity as an artist is embedded deep in my psyche; for me there is no choice and there is nothing else. Yeah, I do other things, but creation is […]
President’s Message September-October 2019
From the President…. I’m sitting with the afterglow of wonderful events at both Pilgrim Firs and Suttle Lake. We had excellent participation, good guest artists, and our typical strongly supportive […]
David L. Edwards Retrospective Exhibition 2019

David L. Edwards 90th Birthday Retrospective Exhibition Join NWSSA in celebrating David Edwards 90th birthday at his 3-day Retrospective Exhibition! It will be held at The Steam Plant in downtown […]
Central Oregon Daily Feature Article

We were very fortunate to have Photojournalist Steve Kaufmann, of Central Oregon Daily News visit NWSSA at our Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon during our August Symposium. BY CENTRAL OREGON DAILY NEWS […]
Nugget News: Stone Sculptors Make Rock Solid Art, Friendships

For the Nugget NewsBy Helen SchmidlingTuesday, August 20, 2019 1:00 PM Turning a stone into a work of art is hard work. It’s dirty. It’s noisy. It can be toxic. […]
Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 8-16-2019
oard meeting minutes: Fri Aug 16 2019 at Camp Suttle Lake Minutes submitted by acting secretary Kirsten Rayhawk Attending: Ken Barnes (Pres), Kirsten Rayhawk (Treas), Ben Mefford, Rick Johnson, Julieanne […]
How to Get To Suttle Lake Camp & Conference Center
Camp Sisters at Suttle Lake Camp 29551 Suttle Lake Rd.Sisters, OR 97759 Directions: Southbound on I-5:Take exit 253 at Salem east onto Highway 22. Proceed eighty-three miles through Detroit to […]
Sculptfest 2019 (& Road Trip)

For 27 years the City of Round Rock, Texas, has held the three day SculptFest event. Along with 60 other artists, I was invited to display my sculpture at SculptFest […]
Bruce Kleeberger – Artist Spotlight

First of All Many thanks to Penelope Crittenden, Lane Tompkins, and Ben Mefford for the opportunity to share my sculpture experience with Sculpture NorthWest readers. The NWSSA is the most […]
President’s Message July-August 2019
From the President…. President’s Message NWSSA and Pacific Northwest Sculptors will be sponsoring “Making Space”, a joint sculpture show exhibit during the International Sculpture Center’s Portland conference this coming October 12-15. Look […]
2019 Outdoor Sculpture Show – Sisters, Oregon

Saturday, August 17th, 2019 11 am – 4 pm The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association Celebrate our 25th Anniversary with an Outdoor Sculpture Show on Saturday, August 17th, 2019 from 11 am – 4 pm Suttle […]