2026 Oregon State Symposium – Save the Date
Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Oregon State August 10-17th, 2026 Camp Suttle Lake in Sisters, OR Set on scenic
NWSSA Staff
February 7, 2026
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Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Oregon State August 10-17th, 2026 Camp Suttle Lake in Sisters, OR Set on scenic
by Erin Tomb My name is Erin Tomb and I have been carving stone for roughly ten years with my
Vancouver Island Stone Carving Symposium By Renée Roberts The people are nice, the shopkeepers are nice, friendly and warm with
Maxmillian Crothers shares how he has built a working home studio by converting a greenhouse.
by John Strohbehn When I first heard about a logo contest I have to admit I tried to hide under
Honeycomb Calcite Sculpture Duchesne Utah When someone sees a honeycomb calcite sculpture for the first time in full sunlight, they
by Lee Gass I promised Arliss I would write the Deb Wilson story I told at Pilgrim Firs this summer
Many carvers are intimidated by the difficulty of sanding and polishing basalt. This is entirely unnecessary. Basalt is in fact
a poem for you….. Originally published in our newsletter, January 1994 These cold, long nights of a distant moon !
~by Beth Krehbiel “Orphaned Alabaster” was the article in the November issue of Sculpture NW describing the alabaster which Rick
The Form Within UsWe are all different,but all the same,our bodies, like stoneseach unique unto itself,our minds, like uncarved stonestill
Lauding a sculpture by Arliss Newcomb I’ve said it before in these pages—there have been many sculptures produced by myfriends/colleagues
Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Oregon State August 10-17th, 2026 Camp Suttle Lake in Sisters, OR Set on scenic Suttle Lake, Camp Sisters offers
Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Washington State July 11-19th, 2026 Camp Pilgrim Firs in Port Orchard, WA We are looking forward to hosting our
NWSSA Artists to be featured at the 37th Annual Best of the Northwest Spring Show April 11-12-2026
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