Journal Articles

Articles on Travel, Thoughts & Opinions, Book Reviews , Presidents Messages, and Letters from the Editors that have been published in NWSSA Sculpture NorthWest.

Utah Unearthed

Honeycomb Calcite Sculpture Duchesne Utah When someone sees a honeycomb calcite sculpture for the first time in full sunlight, they

Japan Trip

by Jeremy Kester Early this year I had the opportunity to travel to Japan and work in the studio of

President’s Message – August 2025

President’s Message July 17, 2025   Dear Members,                                                                                           It’s July 17, 2025 . You are sitting in the

From The Editor

Dear Readers.  This Summer is going by so fast and it has been most exciting for we lucky ones who

President’s Message – April 2025

President’s Message April 2025 Dear Members,                                                                                                 Get ready! You know it’s coming! And you know it will

Stories of Symposia Past

by Lee Gass I promised Arliss I would write the Deb Wilson story I told at Pilgrim Firs this summer

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