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NWSSA Staff
January 4, 2025
Articles on Travel, Thoughts & Opinions, Book Reviews , Presidents Messages, and Letters from the Editors that have been published in NWSSA Sculpture NorthWest.
1. Become a member Joining NWSSA not only supports our mission, it also connects you with a community of stone
Many carvers are intimidated by the difficulty of sanding and polishing basalt. This is entirely unnecessary. Basalt is in fact
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.
Bruce Richardson Missed the previous Chapter? Read Chapter 1: Apprenticeship on Lopez Island After saying a temporary goodbye to my
a poem for you….. Originally published in our newsletter, January 1994 These cold, long nights of a distant moon !
Dear Readers. This Summer is going by so fast and it has been most exciting for we lucky ones who
TAMARA BUCHANAN President – In August of 1987, I attended the 1st NWSSA Symposium. I have have been an active
President’s Message Aug 15, 2024 An introduction: You have a new President now. It’s me, Tamara Buchanan, a longtime NWSSA
~by Beth Krehbiel “Orphaned Alabaster” was the article in the November issue of Sculpture NW describing the alabaster which Rick
The Form Within UsWe are all different,but all the same,our bodies, like stoneseach unique unto itself,our minds, like uncarved stonestill
Lauding a sculpture by Arliss Newcomb I’ve said it before in these pages—there have been many sculptures produced by myfriends/colleagues
Given all the chips and dust involved with carving granite you don’t really expect anyone to want to watch, but
Women;’s Hand Carving Retreat June 4-7, 2026 in Port Orchard, WA
Rasp, chisel and sand your stone sculptures during our quiet and peaceful retreat where we can easily talk among ourselves and dust is limited.
SAVE THE DATES! SATURDAY, JANUARY 24th – NWSSA HOLIDAY PARTY – 4-8 PM Stone Carving Folks, Family and Friends, our winter potluck party will be
August 24th-31st 2025 29th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon Early Birds! Sign up by August 10th to Save
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