In 2002, Chris Sorensen, my mentor and friend, invited me to join his studio where I live in Fresno California. Initially, I worked with found objects and metal scrap until my friend Buck gave me a piece of limestone, handed me some tools, and my life changed. Thanks to him, the California Sculptors Symposium, and […]
A new 2” brazed diamond blade fits on my angle grinder. Then this power tool can almost be used as a chisel – carving and smoothing. Diamond rasps let me work in both directions (as compared to the steel ones) and last much longer. There are coarser brazed diamond ones and medium electroplated ones in […]
~by Beth Krehbiel “Orphaned Alabaster” was the article in the November issue of Sculpture NW describing the alabaster which Rick Johnson gave to Ruth Mueller for last year’s Women’s Carving Weekend. When working as an electrician some 20 years ago, Rick had rescued the carved alabaster from a client who didn’t want it; her ex-husband […]
August 25th – September 1st, 202429th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon Early Birds! Sign up by July 15th to Save $100 on Full-Time Registration Fees! The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association is excited to hold our annual Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium at Suttle Lake Camp. The symposium is […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 05/8/2024Time: 6:30 P.M. PSTLocation: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Jeremy Kester, Stephen Taplin, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara Buchanan, Markos Weiss, Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson, Michael YaemanBoard Members Present via phone/virtual: AllAbsent: Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson Quorum: Yes Staff Present: Renee RobertsGuests: […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 3/13/2024 Time: 6:33 P.M. PST Location: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Jeremy Kester, Stephen Taplin, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara Buchanan, Markos Weiss, Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson, Michael Yeaman Board Members Present via phone/virtual: All Absent: Quorum: Yes Staff Present: Renee Roberts […]
The Form Within UsWe are all different,but all the same,our bodies, like stoneseach unique unto itself,our minds, like uncarved stonestill covering the treasure within.As we chip away our egos,the unneeded stone in our lives,we unveil our inner self,the treasure within the stone. By: Al Mangold
Given all the chips and dust involved with carving granite you don’t really expect anyone to want to watch, but it happened. A few years ago, a friend asked me what I was doing, and I said I was making a big chameleon out of a piece of greenish Lopez erratic granite. He said he’d […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors Association Established 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 2/14/2024 Time: 6:33 P.M. PST Location: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Jeremy Kester, Stephen Taplin, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara Buchanan, Markos Weiss, Denny Tsang, Deborah Wilson, Michael Yeaman Board Members Present via phone/virtual: All Absent: Markos Weiss Quorum: Yes Staff […]
Over the past two years, NWSSA has invited Myles from 2 Sculpt to lead a virtual tool session covering a variety of topics. These have been particularly engaging during the winter and early spring months when it’s just too cold to be in the studio! Next Session: Tuesday. November 12th 2024, 6pmTopics: Lamination and Intarsia […]
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 […]
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