This year’s symposium season is finally upon us, kicking off with the annual Whidbey Retreat, this year with no remodeling. We’ve been getting inquiries from around the US and Canada about Camp Brotherhood, so hopefully we’ll all have a chance to meet some new sculptors and expand our constantly widening circle of dust-covered fanatics. The […]
Top 10 excuses for not using hearing protection 1. I can’t stand anything in my ears 2. I can’t hear my equipment run 3. They hurt my ears 4. I’m too old, what’s been done is already done 5. I’m used to noise 6. I can’t get them in my ears 7. Earplugs give me […]
Two years ago, Barbara Lynch took on the task of editing Sculpture Northwest. The Board of Directors greatly appreciates her work on our behalf during this time . Not only is putting out the newsletter a time-consuming task in itself. it also meant Barbara had to spend extra time learning publishing techniques. Thank you very […]
Art City experienced two fires in twelve days. On December 16, 1998, the stone yard on Dubbers Street, Ventura, CA, had a fire that destroyed the kitchen & bath building, and a number of studios, finishing room, and many pieces of artwork in bronze and stone. The fire, with its extreme temperatures, when hosed down […]
Welcome to a New Year of stone sculpture! We’ve kicked off the year with a great juried show in January at the Seattle office of the American Institute of Architects. I’m always excited by the variety of quality work that our members do. The Board of Directors had its orgamzmg session in January with the […]
With the season of giving thanks upon us, I’d like to express my appreciation for everyone who has worked for the NWSSA this year. We’ve been able to put together a strong series of exhibitions and symposia this year due to many people joining their hands and minds in a collective effort. Sometimes I think, […]
We can tell that the seasons are changing in the Pacific Northwest when we first hear one of the traditional sounds of spring–the sighs of relief from stone sculptors who work outdoors as they shed one of their yers of clothing and look forward to not having to op to warm their hands every few […]
Greetings, What a wonderful NWSSA symposium season we’ve had A full schedule of four events and the unique offering of each has been most bountiful. I hope each of you has been inspired and received the materials and tools to actualize your sculptural goals. Increasingly, opportunities to display our work are occurring. The show at […]
The concept for this sculpture (seen in the photo) was inspired by the jade itself. Inclusions such as the white veins in the jade wings can enhance the already rich and lustrous stone. In this case, they actually were so striking and clearly outlined the shape of a butterfly, that I felt compelled to work […]
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