President’s Message – Sept/Oct 2008
I sit writing this, my first missive to you, my fellow stone carvers, under the passing haze of another symposium
Tom Francis
September 2, 2008
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I sit writing this, my first missive to you, my fellow stone carvers, under the passing haze of another symposium
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Women;’s Hand Carving Retreat June 4-7, 2026 in Port Orchard, WA
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