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.

Beach Orcas on Parade

Beach Orcas on Parade: A Public Art Juried Exhibition The Richmond Beach Community Association, in partnership with the City of

Hooked on Basalt

By Bruce Richardson Back in the last century I started carving soapstone with my pocket knife when you could find

Stone Splitting Party

EDDIE ONETO’S “STONE SPLITTING PARTY.” MAY 20, 2016 Editors’ note: Carlo A. Dondero came to America as a boy with

Fat Phobia

Venus in Two Views for the Fat Phobia Gallery Show By Jonna Ramey (All photos by Jonna Ramey) The Venus

Something of a Shearing

SOMETHING OF A SHEARING By Cyra Jane Hobson In late 2013, I found myself lost. I was carving outside a

2016 Camp Brotherhood Wrap-Up

29th Annual Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Brotherhood, Mount Vernon, WAJuly 9 – 16th, 2016 We had a wonderful week

29th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium

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29th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium
July 9-17, 2016
Camp Brotherhood, Treacy Levine Center, Mount Vernon, WA

The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association invites you to join us at the Treacy Levine Center at Camp Brotherhood for up to eight days of stone carving, communing with nature, and enjoying the camaraderie of fellow stone enthusiasts. Bring yourself, your creative energy, your humor, tools, and a favorite piece of stone. If you don’t have stone or tools, we have an entire tent set up for beginners with tools and instructors.

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July 16, 2016 Outdoor Stone Sculpture Show

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Outdoor Stone Sculpture Show
July 16, 2016 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Camp Brotherhood, Treacy Levine Center, Mount Vernon, WA

The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association Celebrates our 29th Anniversary with an Outdoor Sculpture Show on Saturday, July 16th, 2016 from 11 am – 4 pm
Our week-long International Stone Carving Symposium culminates with an art show in the meadow of Camp Brotherhood in Mt. Vernon. See artists at work, learn about the stone and tools used to create these 3-dimensional works of art. Rain or Shine!

An Afternoon of Sun And Stone in Volunteer Park 6-12-16

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Renée Roberts, NWSSA Office Administrator
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An Afternoon of Sun and Stone in Volunteer Park
June 12, 2016 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA

Join Northwest Stone Sculptors Association members for a pop-up sculpture showcase, picnic, and sale on the lawn between SAAM and the Conservatory in Seattle’s Volunteer Park. The sculptors will be showing over 50 of their works and will be onsite to discuss the stones, techniques, and set up the bbq.

Volunteer Park – Seattle
1247 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112

This event is FREE to the public. Families are welcome, Picnics encouraged!

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2025 Stone Carving Calendar of Events

SAVE THE DATES! SUMMER SYMPOSIA Our symposia are open to all levels from beginners who have never carved stone before, to the hobbyist, to the

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