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

Stone In My Life

by Erin Tomb My name is Erin Tomb and I have been carving stone for roughly ten years with my

Canadian Nice

Vancouver Island Stone Carving Symposium By Renée Roberts The people are nice, the shopkeepers are nice, friendly and warm with

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

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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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