NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 05/8/2024Time: 6:30 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: Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson Quorum: Yes Staff Present: Renee RobertsGuests: […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 3/13/2024 Time: 6:33 P.M. PST Location: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Jeremy Kester, Stephen Taplin, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara Buchanan, Markos Weiss, Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson, Michael Yeaman Board Members Present via phone/virtual: All Absent: Quorum: Yes Staff Present: Renee Roberts […]
The Form Within UsWe are all different,but all the same,our bodies, like stoneseach unique unto itself,our minds, like uncarved stonestill covering the treasure within.As we chip away our egos,the unneeded stone in our lives,we unveil our inner self,the treasure within the stone. By: Al Mangold
Given all the chips and dust involved with carving granite you don’t really expect anyone to want to watch, but it happened. A few years ago, a friend asked me what I was doing, and I said I was making a big chameleon out of a piece of greenish Lopez erratic granite. He said he’d […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors Association Established 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 2/14/2024 Time: 6:33 P.M. PST Location: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Jeremy Kester, Stephen Taplin, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara Buchanan, Markos Weiss, Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson, Michael Yeaman Board Members Present via phone/virtual: All Absent: Markos Weiss Quorum: Yes Staff […]
Over the past two years, NWSSA has invited Myles from 2 Sculpt to lead a virtual tool session covering a variety of topics. These have been particularly engaging during the winter and early spring months when it’s just too cold to be in the studio! Next Session: Tuesday. November 12th 2024, 6pmTopics: Lamination and Intarsia […]
My journey to being a sculptor has been late in coming, and a complete surprise to me. I had a hostile relationship with art in grade school and high school, as I was convinced that I had no ability or creativity, and my teachers were asking me to express ideas I didn’t have with skills […]
The Winter Solstice has arrived, and we are beginning to celebrate the eventual return of longer daylight. Friendship and the lights of the holidays bring a lovely brightness that makes this time of year a bit easier. Another source of light that many of us share is thinking about the days that it will be […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors Association Established 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 1/10/2024 Time: 6:36 P.M. PST Location: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara Buchanan, Pat Barton, Markos Weiss, Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson, Batya Friedman, Michael Yeoman Board Members Present via phone/virtual: All Absent: Jeremy Kester, Stephen Taplin Quorum: […]
About the Symposium and Suttle Lake FacilitiesThe Northwest Stone Sculptors Association is excited to hold our annual Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium at Suttle Lake Camp!The symposium is open to all levels from beginners who have never carved stone before to the experienced sculptor. Make new friends, renew old friendships and fire up the creative […]
About Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference Center120 wooded acres of which 40 have been developed with cabins, lodges and outdoor recreation areas connected by walking paths through the forested grounds for guest use. It includes a large field, a lake with canoeing and kayaking, two campfire areas and a floating dock for swimming. It is […]
June 7-9th, 2024 Port Hadlock, WA Come join the fun of carving together, learning together and showing our work during the Saturday afternoon art walk. This Event Is At Capacity Please contact bethk@olypen.com to be added to the Wait List Why Hand Tools: It is quiet, peaceful, we can easily talk among ourselves and dust […]
