Meet Lane Tompkins Again, After 5 Years Who are you? I am the same Lane Tompkins that was in the Artist Spotlight in the January/February, 2009 issue. That time I answered this question with a short, pre NWSSA bio ending with the fact that I was in the process of moving to Whidbey Island. I […]
Michael E Yeaman www.michaeleyeaman.com
Past Workshops: Abstract on Orcas This past September, several of our members interested in Abstract stone sculpture gathered together for a workshop at Michael E Yeaman’s home and studio on Orcas Island to learn more about its 20th/21st century origins and evolution and to connect with other sculptors with shared interest, including abstract specialists Tom Small and Anthony Kaufmann, […]
Al Sieradski’s Talk at the Jacobs Gallery Rhythm Opening To family and friends here, I offer my thanks for supporting my carving habit. From the rest of you, I ask for a couple of minutes to explain my works in this Rhythm exhibit. I have just three points I want to make: a What, a […]
My name is Dale Enochs, I live in Bloomington Indiana in the heart of Indiana Limestone Country. This area is the source of the stone used in building the Empire State Building, the Federal Triangle and many courthouses throughout the US and elsewhere. I believe that I knew that I was an artist when […]
The winter months are coming up and for some stone carvers it’s the time where they hunker down in their studios and get a bunch of stuff done, for others they take advantage of the longer nights to read, relax, plan and contemplate. I fall somewhere in between. Lately I find myself in the studio, […]
Attendees enjoyed and learned a lot from this year’s mix of hands-on carving, demos, and lectures. Lee Imonen brought steel and a forge. He gave a hands on demonstration of how to make your own chisels for carving soft stone, gave everyone who wanted to, the opportunity to make their own chisels. (Lisa with her […]
THAT’S WHAT THEY SAY “It is a great privilege to be able to work with, and I suppose work off, my feelings through sculpture.” Louise Bourgeois, 1911-2010 Sculpture is a series of 3-dimensional shapes which, while fitting together, cause the perception of lines to the viewer, even where they do not exist. (Edward J. […]
Meet Patty McPhee SNW: Please introduce yourself. I am Patty McPhee, a Tacoma based artist and poet and a long time member of NWSSA and past Board member. SNW: What is your life history as it relates to being an artist? I found my medium fairly late in life. I had always known that […]
Kim LewisSculpture by Kim Lewis “Transition” Kim was born in Idaho, and grew up savoring the outdoors and the natural beauty surrounding him. After several years of studio art training at Boise State University, his desire for a classical apprenticeship led him to the Bavarian Alps. There he studied under two master sculptors, learning the […]
Minutes of NWSSA Board meeting on August 28th, 2014at Silver Falls Lodge & Conference Center in Oregon Present were:Carl Nelson – PresidentKen Barnes – TreasurerBen Mefford – Camp B 2014 DirectorPat BartonRick Johnson Also in attendance:Renee Roberts – taking minutesDoug Wiltshire – Silver Falls Symposium Director The meeting was called to order at 1:23 pm.Previous […]
Silver Falls Stone Sculptors Symposium August 23rd – 28th, 2014 – Oregon 20th ANNIVERSARY! If you would like to join us next year, please contact nwssa-office@carvestone.org to be added to our mailing list so you will receive notice about our next Silver Falls Symposium event! Stone carvers are invited to convene at the Silver Falls State […]
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