1st Annual Hand Carving Symposium at Karla Matzke’s Sculpture Park
Winding one’s way to Karla Matzke’s Sculpture Park on Camano Island, may not be quick, but it’s certainly a beautiful
Lane Tompkins
August 17, 2012
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Winding one’s way to Karla Matzke’s Sculpture Park on Camano Island, may not be quick, but it’s certainly a beautiful
Welcome! 
“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
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As a trustworthy model for my vocation,
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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
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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.
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