Journal Articles

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

2017 Washington State Symposium Registration

30th Annual International Stone Carving Symposiumat Camp Pilgrim Firs, Port Orchard, WA July 8th-15th 2017 NEW Location!!Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference

Found on Facebook: James Larson

“Window Rock, A Love Affair”, Colorado marble, 62” tall. I collect stones that I like the shape of. I look

Thoughts

About NWSSA… from NWSSA members Mark AndrewPatty McPhee  Hello fellow carvers. The Suttle Lake Symposium was again a wonderful experience.

From the Editors Jan-Feb-2017

Goodbye to the Holidays, the pieces we carved, the pieces we didn’t carve; goodbye to 2016.  Hello to a new

The Sculptor’s Funeral

Welcome to the podcast! The Sculptor’s Funeral is the podcast dedicated to strengthening the ties between today’s figurative sculptors and

Thoughts

About NWSSA… from NWSSA members Steve TaplinVic PicouGeorge PrattArliss Newcomb This sounds like a great bridge through winter… I’ve learned

From the Editors Nov-Dec 2016

Many of you (hopefully all of you) may have recently received an email addressed to ‘Hello Stone Carver,’ or ‘Hello

Beach Orcas on Parade

Beach Orcas on Parade: A Public Art Juried Exhibition The Richmond Beach Community Association, in partnership with the City of

Hooked on Basalt

By Bruce Richardson Back in the last century I started carving soapstone with my pocket knife when you could find

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Crate Building Workshop

Learn to Build a Crate for Your Stone Sculptures Saturday, November 7th, 202610 am – 4 pm  The Stoneyard Sculpture Studio  6521 5th Ave S Seattle, WA

2026 Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium

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!

2026 Washington State Symposium July 11-19th

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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