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.

2017 Washington State Symposium Registration

30th Annual International Stone Carving Symposiumat Camp Pilgrim Firs, Port Orchard, WA July 8th-15th 2017 NEW Location!!Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference

Found on Facebook: James Larson

“Window Rock, A Love Affair”, Colorado marble, 62” tall. I collect stones that I like the shape of. I look

Thoughts

About NWSSA… from NWSSA members Mark AndrewPatty McPhee  Hello fellow carvers. The Suttle Lake Symposium was again a wonderful experience.

The Sculptor’s Funeral

Welcome to the podcast! The Sculptor’s Funeral is the podcast dedicated to strengthening the ties between today’s figurative sculptors and

Thoughts

About NWSSA… from NWSSA members Steve TaplinVic PicouGeorge PrattArliss Newcomb This sounds like a great bridge through winter… I’ve learned

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

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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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