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 […]
Woody Morris 1945-2023 Celebrating Woody Morris, NWSSA Member and all around Rock Star It is with a great loss of laughter to share with NWSSA members that Woody Morris passed away at his home on Whidbey Island October 7,2023 after a tough four-year battle with cancer. Woody was a longtime member, participating in many Camp-B […]
Ron Geitgey Ron Geitgey (pronounce it GET chee) was a long-time member of NWSSA, was a professional geologist for over 40 years and was a talented sculptor and photographer. Ron lived in Portland and worked as an industrial minerals geologist for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Ron’s credits include authoring NWSSA’s “A […]
Joseph Conrad – Stone CutterJuly 27, 1941 – March 7, 2023 Joseph Conrad worked & played in the stone industry for fifty years. From architectural drafting to quarrying to stone installations to founding a stone fabrication business to stone exploring and eventually to sculpture. Joseph shared his lifetime of experience. ObituaryJoseph R. Conrad was born […]
Sandra D. Connors (sconners@coldspringusa.com) who has much wisdom in selling stone to sculptors (Jesus Morales, Candyce Garrett, Jason Quigno, Tom Small, Sue Taves, Carl Nelson, etc..) and is the holder of the keys to the Coldspring Granite production boneyard (AKA candy store) in Marble Falls Texas. https://www.coldspringusa.com/quarry-materials/block-sales/ They have quarries and offices in North America […]
If you need to rent some bigger equipment in the Puget Sound area, former NWSSA symposium Field Director Pat Barton recommends contacting Star Rentals – several locations in Washington and Oregon1-800-825-7880
Previously located in Seattle’s University District, Hardwick’s was more than just your neighborhood hardware store. Dealing in standard items like green garden hoses and flathead screwdrivers to Japanese pruning saws and Italian riffler rasps, Hardwick’s earned a reputation for having the right tools for the job. But if you look beyond the aisles of hard-to-find […]
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