A Report of Public Use of NWSSA’s Group Project for the City of La Conner
On an airplane going somewhere, umpteen thousand feet above the earth, I talked to the traveler next to me, as
NWSSA Staff
December 18, 2009
Articles on Travel, Thoughts & Opinions, Book Reviews , Presidents Messages, and Letters from the Editors that have been published in NWSSA Sculpture NorthWest.
On an airplane going somewhere, umpteen thousand feet above the earth, I talked to the traveler next to me, as
To guide sculptors who would wish to have work executed in China, here is an outline of a current project,
Craig Breitbachwww.craigbreitbach.com Fall City
Matt Auvinen has been carving for over 30 years. He received his BA from California StateUniversity, Chico and his MFA from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.In 1988 Matt moved to Pietrasanta where he worked as an artisan for several sculpturelaboratories. For 12 of his 20 years in Italy, Matt taught sculpture and drawing for a private,university level, art program in Florence. His sculptural foundation is from working withmixed media. Matt has worked with cast bronze, welded steel, plaster and wood. Found objectassemblage became a focus of his work in the late 80s and this sensibility has been projectedon to his work in stone. – Matt will be offering comprehensive workshops on mold-making, reproductions, pointing, and direct carving methods.
Symposium Schedule (as of June 28th) [click here]
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To download a PDF of the registration form: click here
To view and download a PDF of our 2011 Camp B brochure- click here
To view and download a flyer for the Art Walk in the Meadow July 16th – click here
(For those who registered, due to the Canadian Postal strike, we are posting
these “post registration” documents: “Registration Thank You” & “What to Bring“)
NWSSA’s fall stone carving symposium happens every year in a special place. Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park has preserved
Yes, you can buy tools and stone at Silver Falls and Camp B. Here is an interview with one of
July 2009 we came to carve, learn, share, create, and be part of a community north of Seattle at Camp
View or download the Oct-Nov-Dec 2009 issue of the NWSSA journal and newsletter….
Circumstances have once again made me your president until Camp B. We received a handful of emails expressing opinions
The word, “workmanship” in the title of this book may have raised your curiosity. If I then told you that
There are five to six inches of storage space under your car. Try the color enhancer on a scrap
White, creamy limestone has been a staple of Pacific Northwest sculptors since 1992 when 6 tons of Utah oolitic found
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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