President’s Message January 2024
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 […]
Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 1-10-2024

NorthWest Stone Sculptors Association Established 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 1/10/2024 Time: 6:36 P.M. PST Location: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board members: Ellie Hochman, Cyra Jane Hobson, Tamara […]
About Our Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium

About the Symposium and Suttle Lake FacilitiesThe Northwest Stone Sculptors Association is excited to hold our annual Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium at Suttle Lake Camp!The symposium is open to […]
About Our Washington Symposium

About Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference Center120 wooded acres of which 40 have been developed with cabins, lodges and outdoor recreation areas connected by walking paths through the forested grounds […]
2024 Women’s Hand Carving Retreat

June 7-9th, 2024 Port Hadlock, WA Come join the fun of carving together, learning together and showing our work during the Saturday afternoon art walk. This Event Is At Capacity […]
Woody Morris

Woody Morris 1945-2023 Celebrating Woody Morris, NWSSA Member and all around Rock Star It is with a great loss of laughter to share with NWSSA members that Woody Morris passed […]
Ron Geitgey

Ron Geitgey Ron Geitgey (pronounce it GET chee) was a long-time member of NWSSA, was a professional geologist for over 40 years and was a talented sculptor and photographer. Ron […]
Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad – Stone CutterJuly 27, 1941 – March 7, 2023 Joseph Conrad worked & played in the stone industry for fifty years. From architectural drafting to quarrying to stone […]
Coldspring Granite

Sandra D. Connors (sconners@coldspringusa.com) who has much wisdom in selling stone to sculptors (Jesus Morales, Candyce Garrett, Jason Quigno, Tom Small, Sue Taves, Carl Nelson, etc..) and is the holder […]
Star Rentals

If you need to rent some bigger equipment in the Puget Sound area, former NWSSA symposium Field Director Pat Barton recommends contacting Star Rentals – several locations in Washington and […]
Hardwicks – Online Store

Previously located in Seattle’s University District, Hardwick’s was more than just your neighborhood hardware store. Dealing in standard items like green garden hoses and flathead screwdrivers to Japanese pruning saws […]
GranQuartz

Large distributor of industrial stone fabrication and equipment. GranQuartzNorthwest Corporate Park, Building B6001 6th Avenue SouthSeattle, WA 98108206-973-7640, 206-973-7644