From the President…. President’s Message I set my expectations high for the CROSS+OVER show and was not disappointed. Thirteen members created a diverse set of forms from the crosses and filled the gallery with seventeen pieces that held folks’ attention. During setup, almost all sculptors had stories about working with the deteriorated cross material to […]
CALL FOR OUTDOOR SCULPTURE Twenty-second Annual Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition May 1st – October 1st, 2019 The International Peace Arch Association (IPAA) invites you to submit artwork(s) for consideration in our 2019 Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition (outdoor exhibit). You may submit your artwork for review by February 20th, 2019. Peace Arch International Park is located on […]
Ethan CurrierEthanCurrierArt.com “Seaside Mother” Ethan Currier Ethan Currier is a self taught artist and sculptor who has been creating sculptures out of stone since 2001. . After spending his childhood and young adult years living on boats and traveling around the world, Ethan learned early on to work with his hands using basic materials to […]
SUMMARY: Allied Arts Foundation will award three $5,000 grants to emerging and/or early-to-mid-career artists creating 3D/sculptural artworks and residing in Washington State. ARTWORK FUNDED This year’s award will focus on 3D Visual Arts – this includes but is not limited to: sculpture, assemblages, constructions, installations, and artworks that are generally stand-alone or require a pedestal […]
When Kim Lewis proposed a show of repurposed marble crosses from the cemetery of a convent, it set in motion a lot of ideas among the 22 of the Northwest Stone Sculptor’s Association members who had obtained the marble crosses. They agreed it would be a good thing to do a show. The cross is […]
Very early on a Saturday back in June, 2017, we loaded my pick-up with a generator and lots of supplies and headed to the Ravensdale gravel quarry to make this successful boulder split.
Joseph Kincannon and the Portal of Stone In 1979 I entered the world of stone through an unusual portal; a portal at a cathedral, to be specific, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. As cathedrals go, this mammoth edifice is a 19th century show of American might. It’s a cathedral […]
Getting Hank Nelson in front of a microphone on December 8th in front of 30-plus NWSSA members and a few Cloudstone Board Members, was the only challenging part of a talk by Hank, and tour by Board members, of Hank’s vast Whidbey Island utopia/dystopia, Cloudstone.
Hank shared some of the depth and breadth of his experience in carving stone: how he learned to carve marble in the afternoons during an early year in Italy while he learned to cast bronze in the mornings; to the “macho side of me” that led Hank to work graceful yet imposing abstractions in Cascade granite; to the “really” macho side that led to his monumental sculptures.
Editors’ note: In the spirit of connection, and because our 2018 Symposiums are over and there is not as much opportunity to get together during the rest of the year, we’d like to use the Journal to introduce ourselves to each other. Each issue will have a photograph of one or two newer members and […]
1: How did the idea come to you?The idea for this piece came to me from the shape of the original stone. It had a natural twist and arc to it that wanted to become a female torso. I brought this stone to carve at the symposium at Pilgrim Firs this July. 2: Process: Maquette? […]
From the President…. President’s Message Not long ago, Carl was asked what an artist should consider if they wanted to put their sculpture into a non-gallery setting, such as a coffee shop. Here is Carl’s answer. Ask if the coffee shop has any insurance regarding theft or vandalism, if not, be willing to lose the […]
The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association invites the public to 3 Days of Artists in Action Show and Sculpture Sale May 31st – June 2nd, 2019 ART WALK: Saturday, June 1st at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn310 Hadlock Bay RdPort Hadlock, WA6 miles South of Port Townsend Hosted by 15 Women Stone Sculptors & NWSSA Members Hours: Friday […]
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