
Pat Barton – Artist Spotlight
Hi, Pat. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I lived and grew up on a dairy farm
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Hi, Pat. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I lived and grew up on a dairy farm

Penelope Crittendenwww.CrittendenSculpture.com When I was a child, I loved lying on the grass watching the clouds drift overhead. It was

Pat Bartonbartonstonework.com “Nooksack Dream” Forms in nature and the interior beauty of the hard stones inspire me. I mainly focus

Who are you? My name is Bill Weissinger. By profession I’m an attorney, and by avocation a writer (WilliamWeissinger.com) and

Who are you? Ken Barnes, long-time member, past board member and treasurer. What is your life history as it

Meet Martin Beach Q. What is your life history as it relates to being an artist?A. Prior to my

Meet Tracy Powell Q: So what have been up to? A: Carving and looking for answers. Fortunately for me,

Suzanne Burns burnsgardens.com “Peder” About Suzanne: I am a native of the Pacific Northwest, and a late blooming artist

Renée Roberts renee-roberts.com my little chickadee Renée carves stone intuitively, direct carving her abstract forms. As she carves, the stone

jonnaramey.com Jonna Ramey’s college training was in filmmaking and art. In the last century, she created feminist performance art and

Norbert Jäger This article was written by the German art historian and free journalist Dorothee Baer-Bogenschütz for a German

Meet Gerda Lattey -Again Gerda was in the spotlight for the first time in the fall of 2007. You
Learn to Build a Crate for Your Stone Sculptures Saturday, November 7th, 202610 am – 4 pm The Stoneyard Sculpture Studio 6521 5th Ave S Seattle, WA
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!
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