Assumption of Risk and Liability As a participant in the Northwest Stone Sculptor Association’s Symposium retreat at Suttle Lake Camp near Sisters, OR from August 25 – September 1, 2024. I hereby acknowledge, affirm and represent as follows: 1: I understand and acknowledge that the retreat will take place both in and out-of-doors. I am […]
The Neddy at Cornish offers one of the largest artist awards in the State of Washington, providing two annual gifts of $25,000, and six awards of $2,000, to visual artists based in the Puget Sound region. Any artist who is a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident living and working in Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, […]
Stone Carvers in Action at Northwest Stone Sculptors Symposium See this article as it appeared in Westsound Home & Garden August 1, 2019 – Featured, People & Places Text by Barb Bourscheidt Photography by Northwest Stone Sculpture Association, Sharon Feeney, and Barb Bourscheidt A gentle breeze wafts through the tall trees surrounding the cluster of […]
KENTARO KOJIMA SCULPTURE I sometimes find myself being obsessed with a form or a pattern. Whenever this happens, I let my obsession take me wherever it will. I have learned that that seems like the way I function. My current obsessions are the polished little bowls connected with lines and a very controlled boxy form […]
A QUICK LOOK AT JOCELYNE DODIER In this time and space, is Dodier an artist? Or an entrepreneur; or a sculptor; or a performer; or a scientist; or a hair stylist; or a farmer? I am definitely a little bit of all of that! Born and raised on a farm in the province of Québec, […]
I currently work in Co County Waterford (South East Ireland). Art is my main occupation, it is what I spend most of my work-time doing. It is not always my main income. Like many artists I have had many jobs to enable my sculpture habit. I was encouraged, artistically, as a kid. I don’t know […]
From the President…. President’s Message Pilgrim Firs is not to be missed this Pilgrim Firs is not to be missed this year! In addition to our Beginner’s Workshops and special Jade tent,we have two incredible Guest Artists.From Florence comes marble sculptor Jason Arkles. Jason also hosts The Sculptor’s Funeral podcast. In my drive down and […]
NWSSA Welcomes Internationally respected sculptors to our 2 annual stone carving symposiums each summer. Our members benefit from their experience and expertise. And we hope the visiting guest artists appreciate the warm, inclusive environment we try to foster. James Horan, Guest Artist at 2017 Camp Pilgrim Firs Symposium
March 8th is International Women’s Day. To all the women who help make our community thrive – we celebrate you! Join us for a Women’s Weekend Retreat in Port Hadlock, WA During the 1st weekend of June for a hand carving retreat and sculpture show.
32nd Annual International Stone Carving Symposiumat Camp Pilgrim Firs, Port Orchard, WA July 6th-14th 2019 Guest Artists & Workshops: Large Scale Conceptual Public Art with Dale Enochs; Renaissance of the Figure Group Marble Workshop with Jason Arkles; Jade for Everyone with Dale Blankenship and Beginning Stone Sculpture in the DOJO with Ruth & Tamara The Symposium We […]
Shown here are a few of the remaining old, weathered Colorado marble crosses from a convent cemetery that were recently replaced with granite markers. Some of the crosses were given new form by thirteen NWSSA members and were presented at Portland Community College’s Sylvania Campus’s North View Gallery from January 14th to February 9th, 2019 […]
From a single point, all things form I grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario. For as long as I can remember, I have made sculpture. My sculpture process has developed over my whole life and has been devoted to stone sculpture for the last thirty plus years. Originally, I made things from various clays that […]
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