Delve into the vibrant world of stone sculpture and the dedicated community that shapes it. Explore a rich array of subcategories, including insights into the essence of Sculpture NW, perspectives from the editors, artist spotlights, and engaging conversations. Whether you’re a seasoned sculptor or a novice exploring the Beginner’s Corner, this space is a treasure trove of knowledge. Northwest Stone Sculpture Association is not just a platform; it’s a community, a conversation, and an exploration of the fascinating world of stone carving.
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 […]
By Dan Michael, reprinted from Sculpture NorthWest March/April 2004 February in our Northwest is predictable: sun, clouds, wind, rain, maybe all in the same day or hour. Temperature, too, is […]
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 […]
Sanding mandrels are very useful in grinding, rounding, and sanding the upper inside lips of stone vases. The transition between a flat surface and a core-drilled hole is usually sharp, […]
SLICK WAY TO MOVE TO STONE Submitted to Sculpture NorthWest by a long-time NWSSA friend, Steve Erickson. All sculptors and landscapers need to move stone whether natural or worked. This […]
My first “power tool” for sculpting was an angle grinder fitted up with a masonry grinding disc. It seemed an amazing step from the serenity of hand tools to the […]
I’ve Never Carved a Stone! What can I expect as a beginner? Impressions of NWSSA’s Stone Sculpture Symposiums by Pat Barton, Irene Blomberg & Berta Geller Beginner Training: Beginner Work […]
by Boris Spivak Every artist dreams of a fine studio where the working process will be effective and pleasant. The studio is the sculptor’s work place and, as any contemporary […]
The Wet Carving Box and How to Carve in Small Places For over a decade, I’ve worked year round in my basement wet carving stone. I have constructed a small […]
Part of this material I used in the 20 hour granite course I taught at Pratt. Most of the info is from Tom Urban’s workshop at Camp Brotherhod, some from […]
It will be my great pleasure to share some tricks I’ve learned over the years to sketch and sculpt the human form in clay, wax or plastilina. Quick sketches, careful […]
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 […]
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