BackgroundJim Ballard stands beside “Threshold”, installed at the Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood, WA, California black granite, 4’H x 2’W x 6″D at the base, tapering to 3 1/2″D at the top, on sandstone pedestal and sandstone base, 9′ tall overall. When I was ten years old, my father built himself a darkroom in the basement […]
“Window Rock, A Love Affair”, Colorado marble, 62” tall. I collect stones that I like the shape of. I look at a stone that I bought or that was given to me and ponder and ponder and ponder. I’m fairly versatile so I may think “landscape” or I may think figurative. In this case, I […]
About NWSSA… from NWSSA members Mark AndrewPatty McPhee Hello fellow carvers. The Suttle Lake Symposium was again a wonderful experience. I originally thought I would drive up for a few days at most, then I was asked to be a wandering carver guy, then in the end to guide the beginning stone carvers. Turns out […]
From the President…. 2016 is hardly over and I’m already seeing a fun and full next 8 months. The Flower and Garden Show is coming up Feb 22 – 26, 2017. Hope you have been thinking about what you want to display to those thousands who will pass by our booth. Contact Kerin Monica […]
Welcome to the podcast! The Sculptor’s Funeral is the podcast dedicated to strengthening the ties between today’s figurative sculptors and the sculptors of ages past. Art history, interviews, discussions on techniques and practices, tools and materials, and more, hosted by Jason Arkles, a practicing sculptor living and working in Florence, Italy. LISTEN!
About NWSSA… from NWSSA members Steve TaplinVic PicouGeorge PrattArliss Newcomb This sounds like a great bridge through winter… I’ve learned to carve in a community. There is energy in the people that is hard to describe but I feel it as soon as I get on the field. And when I start carving I am […]
REFLECTIONS After two and half decades of membership in the NWSSA I thought I would share a few observations and thoughts on who we are and what we do.In the spring of 1991, while working on a design project in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle, I ran into an old friend and mentor, Everett […]
From the President…. After a five day binge of Museums, I’m ready to get back into carving. I caught myself asking, when does walking through contemporary art and 2000 years of art history turn from a learning experience to one of entertainment and amusement? And when does it activate the consumption gene? Which, if we […]
Beach Orcas on Parade: A Public Art Juried Exhibition The Richmond Beach Community Association, in partnership with the City of Shoreline, WA, announces a Public Art Project that will place up to 20 artist-embellished Orcas on display in prominent outdoor locations throughout our community.We invite artists from the greater Shoreline/Puget Sound area and throughout Washington […]
An interview with Woody Morris regarding his Pennsylvania bluestone fountain project for a Capitol Hill condominium complex. Q. Hi, Woody. We understand you are a stone sculptor as well as CEO of Waterscapes LLC. Which came first? A. I started building water features in 1995 when I was in charge of Aqua Quips in-ground swimming […]
By Bruce Richardson Back in the last century I started carving soapstone with my pocket knife when you could find all you wanted along the Skagit River up above the small community of Marblemount. My first big “Aha” moment came when I finished sanding and rubbed my little frog with linseed oil! Where did all […]
The City of Moscow is seeking designs for a permanent public interpretive sign at the Wisescape® demonstration garden located at Moscow City Hall. The sign is meant to educate the community about the benefits of the water efficient landscaping in the demonstration garden. The final design must blend with the theme of the garden, complement […]
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