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Topics relevant to getting started carving stone and being an artist.

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If you are entering art competitions with your sculptures, and need to ship them to the exhibit or to customers,

Take apart cedar pedestals are a response to several needs: This design has proven itself starting in 2011 and over

Below are links to information about diamond tools that I found is informative and useful. – Pat Barton ed Note:
This morning I followed up to what I saw Lee Gass doing. He was “sanding” with a piece of a bench

A workhorse in any stone studio, the standard 4 to 5 inch angle grinder spins up around 10,000 rpm. This

Dust produced while working with stone containing silica and other harmful minerals is not just an annoying problem, it is

ART AND SCULPTURE Thoughts on how drawing can help us sculpt. Taken from my notes on a 2008 lecture by

SLICK WAY TO MOVE TO STONE Submitted to Sculpture NorthWest by a long-time NWSSA friend, Steve Erickson. All sculptors and

I’ve Never Carved a Stone! What can I expect as a beginner? Impressions of NWSSA’s Stone Sculpture Symposiums by Pat

Editor: Hey gang! Hang onto your socks! here’s another glimpse into Bill’s studio designing mind. Have you bought that chop

Editor: Here we are with Bill’s final word on studio design. Is that even possible for a lawyer? Anyway, get
Join us in Central Oregon August 9-16th for up to 8 days of stone carving with guest Artists Nicholas Fairplay (Relief Carving), Julianne Kohn (Jade Carving) and Alison Jean Cole (Intarsia). Fire up your creative spirit in a supportive environment!
NWSSA’s annual Washington State Stone Carving Symposium will be hosted in Port Orchard, WA. July 11-19th, 2026. Visiting Guest Artists Amy Brier, John Fisher, and Sharon Fullingim will create a collaborative group project, in addition to our jade carving, beginning and intermediate stone carving workshops. Join us!
Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Oregon State August 9-16th, 2026 Camp Suttle Lake in Sisters, OR If you enjoy time with friends in a
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