Artist Spotlight

You will find the artists that have appeared in Sculpture NorthWest Journal since the January 1996 Issue.

Karl Hufbauer – Artist Spotlight (2006)

LT: Please tell our readers a bit about yourself.KH: I was born in San Diego to parents who had recently completed architecture degrees at UC Berkeley. I developed by my

Ken Barnes – Artist Spotlight

by Ken Barnes Clam. Not quite the one you’ll find on a beach. Liberated from a basalt end cut, $100 at Marenakos. Sat in my sketchbook for 7 years; originally an

Ken Barnes – Artist Spotlight (2013)

Who are you?   Ken Barnes, long-time member, past board member and treasurer. What is your life history as it relates to being an artist? I was never the kid

Kentaro Kojima – Artist Spotlight (2016)

Meet Kentaro Kojima  I was born and raised in Guatemala. My parents, both Japanese, met in Guatemala and had a family and, in fact, they still live there. In the 60’s,

Kirk McLean – Artist Spotlight (2000)

Kirk lives on 10 wooded acres in the Arlington, WA, area with wife, Judy Burnett, and two joyous golden retrievers who made sure I noticed them. They built the super insulated, energy efficient

Kirk McLean – Artist Spotlight (2019)

My first serious encounter with stone was a mixed-materials piece in 1982, featuring a 300-pound granite glacial erratic that I had dragged from the woods. Working on this piece got

Lane Tompkins – Artist Spotlight (2009)

SNW: Who are you?LT: Oregon born, I was raised in Newberg and Portland where I enlisted in the Navy, spending four years as a sonar technician. In civilian life, I

Lane Tompkins – Artist Spotlight (2014)

Meet Lane Tompkins Again, After 5 Years Who are you? I am the same Lane Tompkins that was in the Artist Spotlight in the January/February, 2009 issue. That time I

Larry Lawlor – 1 x 1 x 1 (2021)

We The People  Q1: How did the idea come to you? In this order: -GREAT, there will be a symposium this year.  -From my meager store of stone I got out

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