jonnaramey.com Jonna Ramey’s college training was in filmmaking and art. In the last century, she created feminist performance art and environmental sculpture. For over two decades, she made her living as a film writer and director in Northern California. She moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002 where she worked as a freelance writer. […]
Q. At what facility along the banks of the Columbia River, near Portland, Oregon, did this year’s NWSSA revelers meet for their Winter Party? A. Oregon member Kim Lewis, who works as Property Manager at Marylhurst, Oregon for the Sisters of the Holy Names, made arrangements for the 2013 Winter Party, at the Sister’s Historic Laundry Building. This […]
Norbert Jäger This article was written by the German art historian and free journalist Dorothee Baer-Bogenschütz for a German art-newspaper in 2007. In this modern age of virtual artificialness, the Internet and genetic engineering, Norbert Jäger’s mostly used material is stone, preferably Marble and Granit. Stone means to him the origin of the uniform […]
Are you ready for Camp Brotherhood? This year we will feature Deborah Wilson, Norbert Jaeger, Claire McArdle, and Tony Angell. It’s going to be a great summer: Jade, granite, marble, basalt and limestone; all stones we know and love and with wonderful folks who will be there to help us along with inspiration and knowledge. […]
Meet Gerda Lattey -Again Gerda was in the spotlight for the first time in the fall of 2007. You will see that her work has changed in the last six years. What is your life history as it relates to being an artist?I’m essentially a self-taught artist and started carving stone by accident. It […]
I’ve Never Carved a Stone! What can I expect as a beginner? Impressions of NWSSA’s Stone Sculpture Symposiums by Pat Barton, Irene Blomberg & Berta Geller Beginner Training: Beginner Work Area: The beginner work area is set up at the edge of camp, thus allowing the teachers a semi-quiet space to teach. Two large canopies house […]
It is not too early to start scheduling your NWSSA carving time. 2013 is going to be a great year for stone sculpture. We will be working with jade, granite, marble, basalt and limestone, all stones we know and love. And, of course, we’ll have wonderful folks who will be there to help us along […]
Meet Dirk Van Der Minne My goal is to get across that not all sculptors are grade B+ or better. Many of us are just happy campers, sometimes, doing our thing and feeling fulfilled. My article is not a standard question and answer, but a mini-autobiography. The photos are mere illustrations. With the latest technology […]
“The best artist has that thought alone which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor’s hand can only break the spell to free the figures slumbering in the stone.” – Michelangelo
We invite you to join us at the Cascadian Center at Camp Brotherhood for eight days of playing with stone, communing with nature and fun with old friends and new. All meals are provided and no household chores – now that is freedom! Each year this pastoral venue (complete with emus, alpacas and a donkey) is transformed into a field of tents with smiling people covered in stone dust. And if the day turns unbearably hot, the swimming pool is right there waiting.
Instructors are available for everyone from beginner to expert, and sharing ideas and advice is something we always do.
There are slide shows, informational talks, and wonderful campfires in the evenings. Our Auction to raise funds for education is a night of hilarious fun, second only to our last night party. Another highlight is our Sculpture Walk on Saturday, July 20th, open to the public.
We invite you to join us at the Cascadian Center at Camp Brotherhood for eight days of playing with stone, communing with nature and fun with old friends and new. All meals are provided and no household chores – now that is freedom! Each year this pastoral venue (complete with emus, alpacas and a donkey) is transformed into a field of tents with smiling people covered in stone dust. And if the day turns unbearably hot, the swimming pool is right there waiting.
Instructors are available for everyone from beginner to expert, and sharing ideas and advice is something we always do.
There are slide shows, informational talks, and wonderful campfires in the evenings. Our Auction to raise funds for education is a night of hilarious fun, second only to our last night party. Another highlight is our Sculpture Walk on Saturday, July 20th, open to the public.
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We got two answers to our mystery woman question in the last trivia question. Q: Can you name the standing woman and the sculpture she is working on? A: From Frederic Chevarin: The photo about Camille Claudel has been taken in 1887; the other lady is called Jessie Lipscomb. She was an English artist, friend to […]
We are coming into longer days, marking another year as the NWSSA, and again I’m looking foward to seeing you all this summer. It is my hope that you will find some way to make merry this holiday season, and if that merry making includes bashing a bit of rock, then we are all the […]
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