Ave Maria Oratory
In the city that a university is building The city of Ave Maria is just 45 miles southwest of
NWSSA Staff
September 8, 2012
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In the city that a university is building The city of Ave Maria is just 45 miles southwest of
FOUND ON FACEBOOK: Angela Treat Lyon I’d been a fine art potter for almost 20 years, when an old
Winding one’s way to Karla Matzke’s Sculpture Park on Camano Island, may not be quick, but it’s certainly a beautiful
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“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.” ~ Mark Twain
If you’ve never been to NWSSA’s symposium at the Cascadian Center at Camp Brotherhood, it’s about a transformation of a meadow into a group-wise pursuit of shared experience in one medium – STONE. The days start with a hearty breakfast. At 9am the power is turned on the field and those who wish to get right to carving do, and others attend classes. The choice is yours. At noon we break for a catered lunch in the pavilion on the field for an hour, then back to work. We end the work day with dinner at Warren Hall. After dinner there are various evening events, usually followed by conversations around the fire pits or on the deck of the lodge. Oh Yeah, there is ample opportunity for quiet walks in the many acres of woods at the camp, or early morning treks along the creek to find that special stone. To download a PDF of the brochure- click here
Terry’s Tips V There are lots of types, sizes, colors, and opinions. Some people like to throw them: at birds,
What Camp Brotherhood 2011 Was To Someone Who Has Seen Them All by Tamara Buchanan The 24th NWSSA Stone Sculptor’s
Which sculptor wrote the following poem?
As a trustworthy model for my vocation,
at birth I was given the ideal of beauty,
which is the lamp and mirror of both my arts.
If any think otherwise, that opinion’s wrong:
for this alone can raise the eye to that height
which I am preparing here to paint and sculpt.
Even though rash and foolish minds derive
beauty (which moves every sound mind
and carries it to heaven) from the senses,
unsound eyes can’t move from the mortal to the divine,
and in fact are fixed forever in that place
from which to rise without grace is a vain thought.
THE CANADIAN SYMPOSIUM ON LAKE COWICHAN…. HAS IT BEEN 17 YEARS? In 1994, Daniel Cline, Inspired by Camp Brotherhood, Starts a
Art And Philosophy At Silver Falls by Seth David Friedman To paraphrase Henry Moore, “art is not made out of
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The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Also Carves The MonumentsWomen as Stone Sculptors By Penelope Crittenden Who knows when the
First Bird ‘First Bird’ was carved from a 300lb block of Yellow Wave Pyrophyllite that I purchased a couple years
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
August 25th – September 1st, 202429th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon Early Birds! Sign up by July 15th
Over the past two years, NWSSA has invited Myles from 2 Sculpt to lead a virtual tool session covering a variety of topics. These have
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