NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 10/16/2024Time: 6:13 P.M. PSTLocation:Virtual, Via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board Members Present: Tamara Buchanan, Marcos Weiss, Karen Walsh Roe, Ellie Hochman, Oliver Harwood, Aerin SizeloveBoard Members Absent: Michael YeamanQuorum: YesStaff Present: Renee RobertsGuests: Constance Jones CALL TO ORDERAA meeting of the Board of Directors of […]
by Rachell Jarvis The 29th Annual Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium brought together a great group of carvers, friends and fun! After missing out in 2023 due to hazardous smoke levels, we were grateful for fair weather. Hot days and cool evenings, perfect for an afternoon dip and dust off in Suttle Lake. This year […]
Bruce Richardson Missed the previous Chapter? Read Chapter 1: Apprenticeship on Lopez Island After saying a temporary goodbye to my apprentices in December I was once again amazed that they wanted to get right back to work on their wolf in the middle of winter when I got home. It didn’t matter, rain or cold, […]
Calls for Art Resources NWSSA frequently hosts member-only sculpture show events throughout the year. These will always be posted on our website under the Events page and promoted on our list serve and social media accounts. In addition to these member only opportunities, we are contacted by communities our artists have formed relationships with regarding […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 09/11/2024Time: 6:34 P.M. PSTLocation: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board Members: Tamara Buchanan, Marcos Weiss, Karen Walsh Roe, Michael Yeaman, Ellie Hochman, Oliver Harwood, Aerin SizeloveBoard Members Present: AllQuorum: YesStaff Present: Renee RobertsGuests: Cyra Jane Hobson, Rachell Jarvis CALL TO ORDER A meeting of […]
Written by M.J. Anderson When making plans autumn 2023 to visit our niece in Christchurch, New Zealand, I thought to look up points of interest that we might not want to miss while “down under.” I googled sculpture garden in the locations we planned to go and found the recently new Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden, […]
NWSSA is looking forward to offering another Hand Carving Event for women from June 7-9, 2024 at the Old Alcohol Plant (OAP) and Inn. This is the 6th year that OAP will be our venue for this popular event. “Popular” as evident by how quickly the response was to reserve a spot for the weekend! […]
Dear Readers. This Summer is going by so fast and it has been most exciting for we lucky ones who have been able to attend either our Pilgrim Firs or Suttle Lake symposiums. Now just a gentle reminder that this publication doesn’t happen unless you step up and send me something to print. Wishing you […]
Display Opportunity for NWSSA Sculptors The NWSSA has an agreement with King County Parks to place large scale stone sculpture in Marymoor Park. The park is located between Redmond and Bellevue. We placed two sculptures before COVID and have five more plinths available for installation. The sculptures will stay in place for 2-3 years before […]
TAMARA BUCHANAN President – In August of 1987, I attended the 1st NWSSA Symposium. I have have been an active member and attended every symposium since then. I was on the Board of Directors for 4 years, from 1994 to 1997. A big accomplishment of that period was to obtain 501(c)3 tax status which has […]
President’s Message Aug 15, 2024 An introduction: You have a new President now. It’s me, Tamara Buchanan, a longtime NWSSA member. You may know me from the Dojo at the WA Symposium, helping you understand how to work with stone. You may not know me at all. But on one level you do, I am […]
Outdoor Sculpture Show Saturday, August 31st 11 am – 4 pm Suttle Lake Camp 29551 SW Suttle Loop Sisters, OR 97759 Join members of the Northwest Stone Sculptors Association our Annual outdoor stone sculpture show & afternoon exhibition of their work. Visit with over 50 Artists from Japan and the Pacific Northwest region to discuss […]
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