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 […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 07/10/2024Time: 2:53 P.M. PSTLocation: In Person, Camp Pilgrim Firs, Port Orchard, WA ATTENDANCE BOD Members Present: Ellie Hochman, Tamara Buchanan, Markos Weiss, Aerin Sizelove, Karen, Oliver, MichaelGuests: Carl, Jeremy, Cyra CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Board of Directors of NWSSA was […]
The Northwest Stone Sculptors Associationis excited to host an Outdoor Sculpture Showon Saturday, July 13th, 2024from 12 pm – 4 pm Our week-long Annual International Stone Carving Symposium culminates with an art show at Camp Pilgrim Firs in Port Orchard, WA.See artists at work, learn about the stone and tools used to create these 3-dimensional […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 06/10/2024Time: 6:35 P.M. PSTLocation: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Jeremy Kester, Stephen Taplin, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara Buchanan, Markos Weiss, Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson, Michael YaemanBoard Members Present via phone/virtual: AllAbsent: Michael Yeaman, Deborah WilsonQuorum: YesStaff Present: Guests: Pat Barton CALL TO […]
What To Bring To the Old Alcohol Plant Inn for the Women’s Weekend Hand Carving Retreat FOR YOUR WORKSPACE BRING: TOOLS: PERSONAL STUFF: POT LUCK DINNER & OTHER MEALS: SCULPTURE RELATED: ESSENTIAL: Have FUN!!!
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