
Gus Schairer – Artist Spotlight
SNW: Tell us about yourself and how you became an artist. GS: I’ve loved art since I was a small boy wallowing in sloppy finger paints, temperas, and squeezy clay
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You will find the artists that have appeared in Sculpture NorthWest Journal since the January 1996 Issue.

SNW: Tell us about yourself and how you became an artist. GS: I’ve loved art since I was a small boy wallowing in sloppy finger paints, temperas, and squeezy clay

The following is an interview with Hank Nelson. He has been a member of NWSSA since the 1980 ‘s when Meg Pettibone held NWSSA meetings. in her little studio in

My journey to being a sculptor has been late in coming, and a complete surprise to me. I had a hostile relationship with art in grade school and high school,

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

I currently work in Co County Waterford (South East Ireland). Art is my main occupation, it is what I spend most of my work-time doing. It is not always my

Jan is a broadly-trained and multi-talented artist, and NWSSA has been most fortunate to have her as a member, teacher, and board member over many years. Her varied contributions have

My journey through stone began by chance in 2002. I was up from Sacramento, California visiting my mother in Ashland, Oregon. She was designing a website for a small company

BackgroundJim Ballard stands beside “Threshold”, installed at the Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood, WA, California black granite, 4’H x 2’W x 6″D at the base, tapering to 3 1/2″D at the

DUNE WATCHER By Jim Heltsley In recent years I have pretty much worked on smaller pieces mostly made from Gary McWilliams Alaskan Stone. I have found that these pieces sell
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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