Interesting & Perhaps Inspirational Art: Elizabeth Turk
Elizabeth Turk Employing a variety of electric grinders, files, and small dental tools with a dexterous touch, her technical
NWSSA Staff
January 2, 2014
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Elizabeth Turk Employing a variety of electric grinders, files, and small dental tools with a dexterous touch, her technical
If as a NWSSA member, you could take 3-4 hours in one day to learn something about the carving of
Trivia Question
Q: Who was the youngest sculptor to receive a commission from the United States government to carve a statue of a president? (A record that still stands today) And who was the President?
INSPIRATIONAL ART: What draws you to a sculpture? What puts your creative juices on the boil? In this, and future
Question: Where is the largest sculpture park in the world? The picture to the right has a clue
How Persistence, Foresight and Serendipity Paid OffBy Leon White In the happy Chorus Line are, from left to right, Leon
by Mark Humphrey MARBLE STAIRCASE IN THE ST. JAMES THEATRE, LONDON The St. James Theatre is the first newly
Q. At what facility along the banks of the Columbia River, near Portland, Oregon, did this year’s NWSSA revelers meet
“The best artist has that thought alone which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor’s hand can only break the spell to free the figures slumbering in the stone.” – Michelangelo
We invite you to join us at the Cascadian Center at Camp Brotherhood for eight days of playing with stone, communing with nature and fun with old friends and new. All meals are provided and no household chores – now that is freedom! Each year this pastoral venue (complete with emus, alpacas and a donkey) is transformed into a field of tents with smiling people covered in stone dust. And if the day turns unbearably hot, the swimming pool is right there waiting.
Instructors are available for everyone from beginner to expert, and sharing ideas and advice is something we always do.
There are slide shows, informational talks, and wonderful campfires in the evenings. Our Auction to raise funds for education is a night of hilarious fun, second only to our last night party. Another highlight is our Sculpture Walk on Saturday, July 20th, open to the public.
To find out about Camp B and to register click on “Read More” ….
We invite you to join us at the Cascadian Center at Camp Brotherhood for eight days of playing with stone, communing with nature and fun with old friends and new. All meals are provided and no household chores – now that is freedom! Each year this pastoral venue (complete with emus, alpacas and a donkey) is transformed into a field of tents with smiling people covered in stone dust. And if the day turns unbearably hot, the swimming pool is right there waiting.
Instructors are available for everyone from beginner to expert, and sharing ideas and advice is something we always do.
There are slide shows, informational talks, and wonderful campfires in the evenings. Our Auction to raise funds for education is a night of hilarious fun, second only to our last night party. Another highlight is our Sculpture Walk on Saturday, July 20th, open to the public.
This is another Craig who has also just recently joined NWSSA. He graciously agreed to shares how he felt about
We got two answers to our mystery woman question in the last trivia question. Q: Can you name the standing
Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Oregon State August 24-31st, 2025 Camp Suttle Lake in Sisters, OR Set on scenic Suttle Lake, Camp Sisters offers
NWSSA Artists to be beatures at the 36th Annual Best of the Northwest Spring Show April 12-13, 2025
SAVE THE DATES! APRIL 12 & 13 2025 – BEST OF THE NORTHWEST SHOW & SALE – Seattle, WA (two day event) NWSSA will be
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