Suttle Lake Stone Sculptors Symposium August 23rd – 30th, 2015 – Sisters, Oregon New Location! NWSSA is pleased to announce a new location and extended days (at the same price) for our annual Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium! You may be familiar with “Camp Brotherhood” Symposium in Washington State – We hope you will join us for “Camp […]
NWSSA Member Show at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show Feb 11th – 15th 2015 The Northwest Flower & Garden Show has been heralding the start of spring since 1989, as gardening enthusiasts from around the Northwest flock to this annual celebration, held in the beautiful Washington State Convention Center for five magical days full of spectacular […]
Cyra Jane www.cyrajane.com Sculpture NorthWest Journal Artist Spotlight Feature, September/October 2019 Issue
Angel with spearThis amazing Bernini Angel inked on the left thigh, was completed by shop founder, Rafa Barragan in two sessions totaling seven hours at the Illuminati Tattoo Lounge in Orange County, CA.Bernini was an Italian artist born in 1598, known primarily for his stunning sculptures. He is often credited as creating the Baroque style […]
SLICK WAY TO MOVE TO STONE Submitted to Sculpture NorthWest by a long-time NWSSA friend, Steve Erickson. All sculptors and landscapers need to move stone whether natural or worked. This can be a problem when too heavy to lift, too light for machinery, or due to constraints of the locale. Here’s a tool that Sabah […]
THE ANIMALS OF PIPPA UNWIN The fact that she loves animals is reflected in her work. It is also evident when looking at her web page at www.mewstonemasonry.com. This address as chosen not only because her husband lived near the little rocky island off Plymouth known as the Mewstone, but because it also contains the […]
One of the things NWWSA members are always interested in, is opportunities to show their work. Here are a few. First is the Seattle Flower and Garden Show Feb 11-15th (see: https://carvestone.org/n-membership/call-for-artists for more info). In addition to the opportunity to show your work, this is the year we will “refresh” the booth design. If […]
For Immediate Release January 5, 2015 The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association will hold a member show at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. For the last several years the NWSSA has excited the public with a display of sculpture and information at their educational booth on the sixth floor of the […]
Dale Blankenship jadecarver@nikola.com
December 13, 2014 3-9 pm on Vashon We ain’t selling nothing but a damn good time…(and probably a lot of Michael’s jewelry because it’s both beautiful and in an accessible price range.) Anthony Kaufmann of 3000bc Studios joins forces with multimedia artist Cyra Jane and jewelry master Michael Kenney to host the premier stone-centric studio party on […]
BIRD IN THE HAND FROM SILVER FALLS SYMPOSIUMBy Lisa Svircic When I joined NWSSA a year ago, I had no idea how awesome you all are and how much I’d learn in such a short time! I am really grateful for this organization and for everyone involved in it. My first time at Silver Falls […]
I recently found myself in a conversation with a group of people about selecting art for a show. The topic of “art and craft” came up and I found myself saying: it’s art when the hand is not certain of where it is going before it starts. Otherwise it’s craft. It seemed to make sense […]
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