Journal Articles

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

Stories of Symposia Past

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

Ways to Support NWSSA

1. Become a member Joining NWSSA not only supports our mission, it also connects you with a community of stone

Eight easy steps to polishing basalt

Many carvers are intimidated by the difficulty of sanding and polishing basalt. This is entirely unnecessary. Basalt is in fact

Collaboration Leads to an Exhibition

Anne Albaugh and Jonna Ramey have created new paintings and sculptures reflecting not only their shared ideas and concerns, but their love for the Great Sale Lake region.

The Lopez Lobo, Last Chapter.

Bruce Richardson Missed the previous Chapter? Read Chapter 1: Apprenticeship on Lopez Island After saying a temporary goodbye to my

Art In Winter

a poem for you….. Originally published in our newsletter, January 1994 These cold, long nights of a distant moon !

From The Editor

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

2024 Board of Directors

AERIN SIZELOVE – I have been a member of NWSSA for 5 years, helping the events committee. In 2023 I

From Bad Juju to Beauty

~by Beth Krehbiel “Orphaned Alabaster” was the article in the November issue of Sculpture NW describing the alabaster which Rick

The Form Within Us

The Form Within UsWe are all different,but all the same,our bodies, like stoneseach unique unto itself,our minds, like uncarved stonestill

I Wish I Had Done That…

Lauding a sculpture by Arliss Newcomb I’ve said it before in these pages—there have been many sculptures produced by myfriends/colleagues

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2025 Stone Carving Calendar of Events

SAVE THE DATES! SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th – NWSSA HOLIDAY PARTY – 4-8PM Stone Carving Folks, Family and Friends, our winter potluck party will be hosted at a

2024 Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium

August 25th – September 1st, 202429th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon Early Birds! Sign up by July 15th

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