Terry’s Tips – May/June 2006
I keep thinking I’ll run out of ideas for this column, but so far it hasn’t happened. If you use
Terry Slaton
June 2, 2006
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I keep thinking I’ll run out of ideas for this column, but so far it hasn’t happened. If you use
Once upon a time, a long time ago, an unnamed stone carver completed his carving of a manly gargoyle, with
Sometimes you just have to sit back and allow the stone to tell you where you are needed. That was
Once in a while I’ll draw a plan for a sculpture and get excited and say, “This is it –
Editor: While Leon shares with us some of his thoughts on how Camp Brotherhood has changed for him, let’s remember
Cans of compressed air, like for computer dusting, are a good solution for cleaning surfaces prior to waxing or gluing,
This year’s Flower and Garden Show was an absolute success, and I expect we will be seeing a lot of
NWSSA makes it easy. Whether you want a large online community or to add the hundreds of available services that
On Saturday, October 7, our granite group piled into cars with prybars, gloves, heavy boots, hand dolleys, an electric winch and lunch, to rescue
Question: At the recent NWSSA Symposium a term that was used regarding stone carving was the “skin” of the stone.
I have enjoyed art in foreign places; I’ve been in awe of Michelangelo’s ‘David’, admired Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’ and stood perplexed
As part of the Bellingham 2000 project, Ward Lynch and Janet Brown set up a week-long “Sculptors at Work” event in August at
Learn to Build a Crate for Your Stone Sculptures Saturday, November 7th, 202610 am – 4 pm The Stoneyard Sculpture Studio 6521 5th Ave S Seattle, WA
Join us in Central Oregon August 9-16th for up to 8 days of stone carving with guest Artists Nicholas Fairplay (Relief Carving), Julianne Kohn (Jade Carving) and Alison Jean Cole (Intarsia). Fire up your creative spirit in a supportive environment!
NWSSA’s annual Washington State Stone Carving Symposium will be hosted in Port Orchard, WA. July 11-19th, 2026. Visiting Guest Artists Amy Brier, John Fisher, and Sharon Fullingim will create a collaborative group project, in addition to our jade carving, beginning and intermediate stone carving workshops. Join us!
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