Marenako’s Rock Center was founded in the mid-1950s by Bill Marenakos, a logger who had a keen eye for unique rock formations in the Cascade Mountains. After conversing with landscapers in the Seattle area, Bill noticed a lack of boulder supply and decided to establish a rock-hauling business. In addition to this service, the company […]
2sculpt has the expertise to advise on appropriate stone and tools to accomplish your artistic objectives. Visit 2Sculpt.com We searched to find the best stone and stone carving tools. We would hate to hear that you spent weeks working on a sculpture that falls apart before it is completed. We hand-pick most of the stone […]
A profile of our Copy Editor Maya Kilmer Maya is still new to to stone carving world, having only been able to attend two summer symposiums. She immediately fell in love with the community of artists at Pilgrim Firs. Back in her real life, Maya is a high school teacher of English and pottery, and […]
Typically, NWSSA hosts two major events per year: the Washington State International Sculpture Symposium (for over 32 years), currently held at the Pilgrim Firs Camp & Conference Center in Port Orchard, WA, and the Oregon State International Sculpture Symposium (for over 25 years), currently held at the Suttle Lake Campground in Sisters, OR. These symposium […]
At Silver Falls symposium John Fisher did many demos. One of our members captured John doing his contour carving, sometimes called profile carving of a face. John creates a delightful journey about the puzzle of carving a face with technique and many insights along the way about planes, shadows, and volumes of the face, all […]
Let’s hope you didn’t become an artist so you could get rich. Even the mythological “famous artist” seems to have died with Andy Warhol. So, in the absence of fame and fortune, wouldn’t it be nice to approach the profession with the notion that you might someday make a decent living at it? After more […]
I have a deep emotional drive to learn and create. I strive to call on positive emotions, be engaging, and nurture relationships and be part of a larger purpose and meaning. I use all the skill, achievement, and wisdom I possess to leave myself and the world a better place. Check out realnice.com and bffa.org
Stone Sculptors Symposium at Suttle Lake, Oregon August 24th – 30th, 2015 – Oregon The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association is excited to be holding our annual Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium at a new venue this year! We welcome you to Suttle Lake Camp! The symposium is open to all levels from beginners who have […]
When I grew up in a rural Tacoma area my parents told us kids, [there we’re six of us], that we could have anything we wanted, as long as we earned it ourselves. They had money only for necessities. So I did odd jobs for cash, and learned to build what I wanted, starting with […]
Northwest Stone Scupltors Association was incorporated in 1988. Cover Letter: Articles I-V Articles VI-VII Articles VII(cont)-VIII Articles VIII(cont) Articles VIII-X Registered Agent
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