Thoughts & Opinions

Members’ Thoughts & Opinions on a wide variety of topics.  Also check out:  Articles on TravelBook 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

Stories of Symposia Past

by Lee Gass I promised Arliss I would write the Deb Wilson story I told at Pilgrim Firs this summer

Eight easy steps to polishing basalt

Many carvers are intimidated by the difficulty of sanding and polishing basalt. This is entirely unnecessary. Basalt is in fact

Art In Winter

a poem for you….. Originally published in our newsletter, January 1994 These cold, long nights of a distant moon !

From Bad Juju to Beauty

~by Beth Krehbiel “Orphaned Alabaster” was the article in the November issue of Sculpture NW describing the alabaster which Rick

The Form Within Us

The Form Within UsWe are all different,but all the same,our bodies, like stoneseach unique unto itself,our minds, like uncarved stonestill

I Wish I Had Done That…

Lauding a sculpture by Arliss Newcomb I’ve said it before in these pages—there have been many sculptures produced by myfriends/colleagues

Apprenticeship on Lopez Island

Given all the chips and dust involved with carving granite you don’t really expect anyone to want to watch, but

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2026 Women’s Hand Carving Retreat

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.

2026 Stone Carving Calendar of Events

SAVE THE DATES! April 11& 12TH 2026 – BEST OF THE NORTHWEST SHOW & SALE – Seattle, WA (two day event) NWSSA will be featured in

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