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.

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

Saftey – Working Safe Check List

Organize your actions around safe behavior to protect yourself. PROBLEM PREVENTION LONG-TERM Free silica  – Wear respirator Noise  – Hearing

2022 Oregon State Symposium

SUTTLE LAKE SYMPOSIUM AUGUST 7-14, 2022 After two years of silence, The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association is excited to hold

NWSSA Women in Public Art

Constance Jones… My Story I’ve always loved rocks: their color, their strength, their basic-ness, their everywhere-ness. This love started early

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2025 Stone Carving Calendar of Events

SAVE THE DATES! SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th – NWSSA HOLIDAY PARTY – 4-8PM Stone Carving Folks, Family and Friends, our winter potluck party will be hosted at a

2024 Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium

August 25th – September 1st, 202429th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon Early Birds! Sign up by July 15th

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