Meet Craig Brietbach Craig is one of our most recent new members. But, as you will see, he has been carving for a few years and has several public art pieces displayed in the North West. We hope you enjoy this view of his work. You can view more of his work at: craigbreitbach.com. What […]
Can you name the standing woman and the sculpture she is working on? Extra credit to anyone who can name the other woman and what she is working on. ANSWER:Camille Claudel (1864 – 1943) is working on the female figure in her “Sakountala.” It can be seen in Paris at the Musée Rodin. As far as the other woman: try […]
FOUND ON FACEBOOK: Frederic Chevarin Frederic was born in 1971 in France and moved to England in 1998 after graduating from the ESITC School of Engineering in Caen. Although he is trained as a Civil Engineer, he turned to sculpture during a stay in Italy where he approached marble, and has been carving ever since. Frederic’s artistic research is about finding […]
It has been a truly wonderful summer for NWSSA. We have two more impressive symposiums under our seasonal belt and in my experience with the organization; Silver Falls and Camp B had the biggest outpouring of support, both in terms of volunteerism and positivity. Echoes abound that we are indeed a very special group of […]
Meet Anthony Kaufmann Tony’s stone sculpture is very colorful – so is Tony. It is because of his desire to show the fuller spectrum of his work that Tony volunteered to pay the extra cost of printing his Artist Spotlight in color. Thank you, Tony, for being the first to bring color to Sculpture […]
..and the instructorsthat will make it anunforgettable experience. Kazutaka Uchida We are most pleased to welcome Kazutaka Uchida, an internationally known contemporary Japanese stone sculptor, as our guest artist at the 18th Annual Stone Sculpture Symposium at Silver Falls. The Uchida Sculpture Exhibit presented at the Museum of Art at the University of Oregon […]
In the city that a university is building The city of Ave Maria is just 45 miles southwest of Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida. Well, it’s not quite a city yet, but the people at the Ave Maria Catholic University, after opening their doors in 2007, are working on that. The campus still has […]
FOUND ON FACEBOOK: Angela Treat Lyon I’d been a fine art potter for almost 20 years, when an old friend introduced me to soapstone. In two shakes, I fell totally in love with stone, and decided this was it for me. Forever. I have a knack for introducing delight where there is darkness. So […]
Without getting into a debate on whether Facebook has changed our socio-psychological aspects; I will say that once you immerse yourself into the vortex of social networking you do get to peruse a panoply of quite wonderful photographs posted from all over the world. And, if you find yourself delving a little deeper by joining specific groups that relate to your particular interests, then its […]
REGISTER for Silver Falls Stone Sculptors Symposium August 25th – 30th, 2012 – OregonIt’s time again for stone carvers to gather in the forest at Silver Falls State Park. This rich community event is for all ages and levels of experience, bringing together the professional and the novice. In an easy-going atmosphere, one may learn, […]
Silver Falls Stone Sculptors SymposiumAugust 25th – 30th, 2012 – OregonRegister Early & Save! It’s time again for stone carvers to gather in the forest at Silver Falls State Park. This rich community event is for all ages and levels of experience, bringing together the professional and the novice. In an easy-going atmosphere, one may […]
Teaching the techniques for small scale jade carving will be my mission this summer at Camp Brotherhood. What a great way to celebrate the 25th annual symposium! The workshops held there in the late 90s were very popular and I expect there will be a lot of interest again. Working small scale for those […]
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