Hand Carving Tools
Carving a Face : John Fisher
At Silver Falls symposium John Fisher did many demos. One of our members captured John doing his contour carving, sometimes
NWSSA Staff
January 2, 2024
Now that you are carving, help and hints to grow as an artist and level up.
At Silver Falls symposium John Fisher did many demos. One of our members captured John doing his contour carving, sometimes
Ed.: As you will see, Bill has a lot to say about the design and use of a sculpture studio.
Let’s hope you didn’t become an artist so you could get rich. Even the mythological “famous artist” seems to have
The Wet Carving Box and How to Carve in Small Places For over a decade, I’ve worked year round in
By Dan Michael, reprinted from Sculpture NorthWest March/April 2004 February in our Northwest is predictable: sun, clouds, wind, rain, maybe
Sanding mandrels are very useful in grinding, rounding, and sanding the upper inside lips of stone vases. The transition between
ed Note: Much has happened in the variable speed electric die grinder marketplace since this was written and there are
If you are entering art competitions with your sculptures, and need to ship them to the exhibit or to customers,
by Joanne Duby There are lots of great articles on maintaining outdoor stone sculptures on the internet. And
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:
SLICK WAY TO MOVE TO STONE Submitted to Sculpture NorthWest by a long-time NWSSA friend, Steve Erickson. All sculptors and
SAVE THE DATES! NWSSA HOLIDAY PARTY – Seattle, WA APRIL 12 & 13 2025 – BEST OF THE NORTHWEST SHOW & SALE – Seattle, WA
August 25th – September 1st, 202429th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon Early Birds! Sign up by July 15th
Over the past two years, NWSSA has invited Myles from 2 Sculpt to lead a virtual tool session covering a variety of topics. These have
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