The Northwest Stone Sculptors Associationis excited to host an Outdoor Sculpture Showon Saturday, July 16th, 2018from 11 am – 4 pm Our week-long 30th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium culminates with an art show at Camp Pilgrim Firs in Port Orchard, WA.See artists at work, learn about the stone and tools used to create these […]
Saturday, August 13th, 2022 11 am – 4 pm The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association Presents an Outdoor Sculpture Show on Saturday, August 13th, 2022 from 11 am – 4 pm Suttle Lake Camp29551 Suttle Lake RdSisters, OR 97759 Our week-long Annual International Stone Carving Symposium culminates with an outdoor art show at Suttle Lake Camp & Conference Center near Sisters, […]
ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND LIABILITY As a participant in the Northwest Stone Sculptor Association’s Symposium retreat at Camp Pilgrim Firs and Conference Center near Port Orchard, WA. from July 9-17th, 2022. I hereby acknowledge, affirm and represent as follows: 1. I understand and acknowledge that the Retreat will take place both inside and outdoors. I […]
ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND LIABILITY As a participant in the Northwest Stone Sculptor Association’s Symposium retreat at Suttle Lake Camp and Conference Center near Sisters, Oregon. from August 7-14th, 2022. I hereby acknowledge, affirm and represent as follows: 1. I understand and acknowledge that the Retreat will take place both inside and outdoors. I am […]
Constance Jones… My Story I’ve always loved rocks: their color, their strength, their basic-ness, their everywhere-ness. This love started early on, growing up on acreage with massive basalt boulders behind the house. They raised me. I climbed them, lolled away on them in the summer sun, pondered the deep questions of youth from their height, […]
by Joanne Duby There are lots of great articles on maintaining outdoor stone sculptures on the internet. And a few not-so-great. When you have questions, the internet is a great place to visit, but sometimes I wonder if some of these folks have actually done it themselves. Twenty-five years ago, I got a […]
My journey through stone began by chance in 2002. I was up from Sacramento, California visiting my mother in Ashland, Oregon. She was designing a website for a small company producing what they described as “fine art furniture in stone and steel”. The owner came over for a design consultation and dinner one evening, and […]
A Farewell from an Editor … Dear sculptor family, this will be my final issue as Editor of our Sculpture NorthWest Journal. I am taking a break to help catch up on life after the impacts of the pandemic, and to take advantage of new career opportunities. I am so grateful to have had this […]
We The People Q1: How did the idea come to you? In this order: -GREAT, there will be a symposium this year. -From my meager store of stone I got out a 2.25” thick slab of limestone, 22” L x 16” W. -After spending time with my image files and batting ideas around, I chose to try […]
By Ken Barnes We have all experienced the pandemic isolation in our own ways. As an introvert, I was thrilled by the requirement to stay home. And I was blessed to have a studio there. I decided it was time to return to the red granite piece I had started about 5 years earlier at […]
From the President…. I wanted to take this moment to express I wanted to take this moment to express my gratitude to all the dedicated folks of NWSSA. Thank you for your continued support!Wishing everyone a happy holidays and wonderful New Year. Let’s get ready for 2022!Find more information about these events at carve.new-site.xyz:SUNDAY, JANUARY […]
Below are links to information about diamond tools that I found is informative and useful. – Pat Barton ed Note: From the UKAM site their web : “Getting the most out of your Diamond Tools” pdf is a good primer on spinning diamond tools, and their web page: Getting the most from your Diamond Tools […]
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