From the Editors Mar-Apr 2018
Letter from the Editors Are we done with snow yet? Let’s hope so. It’s been a late winter and one
Lane Tompkins
March 8, 2018
Editors thoughts on the editions of the Journal they published. Also checkout the Journals Travel, Thoughts & Opinions, Book Reviews, Presidents Messages, articles that have been published in NWSSA Sculpture NorthWest.
Letter from the Editors Are we done with snow yet? Let’s hope so. It’s been a late winter and one
Letter from the EditorsHello, everyone! It may be mid-winter, but what better time to get some chores done inside, stand
Even though there are still some good carving-weather weeks ahead, we’re coming to that time of year time when we
Hello summer, finally. Now is the time to get out there and get things done. Ben Mefford has been getting
It’s spring! And summer is not far behind. Coming up on July 8-15 is our 30th Annual International Stone Carving
It has been cold carving for those of us working outside. But warmer days are coming and we’ll all be
Goodbye to the Holidays, the pieces we carved, the pieces we didn’t carve; goodbye to 2016. Hello to a new
Many of you (hopefully all of you) may have recently received an email addressed to ‘Hello Stone Carver,’ or ‘Hello
You have seen color photos in some issues of Sculpture NorthWest and not in others. This may have caused you
This summer issue of Sculpture NorthWest will show you raw stone direct from the quarry; how it’s turned into a
LETTER FROM THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY Sculpture: the art of making forms, often representational, in the round or in relief,
Now that spring is almost on its way and we can be thinking of carving without mittens, let’s celebrate with
Learn to Build a Crate for Your Stone Sculptures Postponed Regretfully, NWSSA will be rescheduling this workshop until early 2027. We will keep you informed
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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