This is an interview with sculptor Joyce Taylor of Shelter Bay, La Conner. She is a regular at the yearly NWSSA summer symposium at Camp Brotherhood. She’s been a member for eight years and is an unassuming ‘jewel” among us. At 70 (and getting younger), she has created an array of beautiful work in many […]
This is an interview with sculptor Mark Andrew of Eugene Oregon. In this interview, we started using a new process in which the individual responds to a set of written questions. This was followed by a phone conversation. This allows us to cover members who can’ t be interviewed in person. The following are Mark’s […]
This is an interview with sculptor Michael Jacobsen at his home and studio in Bellingham. WA, where he lives with his wife Carol and daughter Britt. Michael is a current NWSSA board member and chairs the exhibition committee. He has been working full time on his sculpture for the last year and a half after […]
At the Camp Brotherhood Symposium in Jnly 1998, interviews were done by Becky Kosowski, Steve Sandry, Arliss Newcomb, and Nancy Green. Becky Kosowski spoke to Vic Picou and Lee Gass, who attended the very first NWSSA Symposium in 1987. “About 30 scnlptors from Canada and the US participated in the first symposium held at […]
This is an interview with stone sculptor/artist Verena Schwippert at her Arlington, Washington home and studio on 5/16/98. Her place abounds with varieties of stone and stone sculpture. She is a friendly person, and seems at-ease with herself, her art, and the world. Her cozy home is full of art and a covered deck with […]
This is an interview with sculptor Brian Berman at his new home and studio on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Already prolific artist, he seems to be entering a new level involvement in his art with a large commission to be complete this year. And he is starting to work in monumental scale. He even has a […]
I visit Sudha in her home near Wilsonville, Oregon. This is a spacious, light-filled contemporary-style home that looks like it was designed to display and enjoy art (Sudha designed it). It has a very open layout, with large windows that create an expansive sense of space. Sudha’s paintings and sculptures abound and are displayed with […]
As I arrive at his home George is showing his sculpture to some customers at his dining room table. It is a nicely appointed room; the pieces are displayed in an attractive showcase and on various surfaces around the room. They are lighted with spotlights. Most are smaller pieces carved from marble and jade. His […]
The following is an interview with sculptor Reg Akright. Reg has been a NWSSA member since ’91 and has been a contributor to the Sculpture Northwest newsletter. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Art Council of Snohomish County. He has worked at various heavy construction jobs including bridge ironworker, bronze foundry […]
This is an interview with sculptor Ivan Neaigus. He has been active on the N.W.S.S.A. exhibit committee and has recently been instrumental in forming the Sculptors Cooperative Northwest. He lives on Whidbey Island, Wa. where he has his home and studio. We toured the grounds, viewing several of his sculptures displayed in the yard around […]
This is an interview with Tamara Buchanan which took place on May 12, 1996 at her studio/home in Kirkland, Washington. She has been a NWSSA board member since 1994. Over a period of twenty years, she developed the Sweetbriar Wholesale Nursery in Kirkland, which she owns and operates with her husband Doug Benoliel. She recently […]
This is an interview with sculptor Tracy Powell, which took place at his studio in Anacortes, WA on March 5, 1996. Tracy has been a NWSSA member since 1992 and an active carver since 1980. He recently was elected to the Association’s board and will be a carving instructor at the summer symposium. He contributes […]
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