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.

From Bernini to Brancusi

The dramatic change in Portrait sculpture from Rococo to Minimalist. By Lane Tompkins The Rococo period in marble portrait sculpture

White Rock, BC: Pop Up Town

The City of White Rock is organizing a pop-up gallery in Central Plaza, White Rock during 2018/2019. Teams of carvers/artists

Barbara Hepworth 1903 – 1975

Without a doubt, the foremost woman sculptor of the 20th century, Barbara Hepworth is responsible in part for the emergence

Women As Sculptors

Introduction: Women as SculptorsWho knows when the first woman picked up something sharp and decided to use it to carve

2018 Washington State Sculpture Symposium

31st Annual International Stone Carving Symposiumat Camp Pilgrim Firs, Port Orchard, WA July 7th-15th 2018 The Symposium We invite you to join

Exotic Peru

Dear NWSSA, I’m listening to Peruvian music and it takes me zooming back 4,500 miles to Exotic Peru. The clock

The Wisdom Seeker in Olympia

 Hi all, I recently installed a Sculpture in the City of Olympia for the 2017 exhibit on the downtown waterfront.

Snohomish Studio Space

Looking to start a small community of artists. School, Sculpture Garden and Artist Residency. In the very beginning of the

Eastside Community Center, Tacoma

Eastside Community Center, City of Tacoma / Outdoor Sculpture

Metro Parks Tacoma is seeking an artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and install an outdoor sculptural artwork that reflects the vibrant, colorful and unique atmosphere of the Eastside Community Center and the surrounding community. The sculpture will be sited at ESCC’s west entrance/courtyard area, and may be freestanding or attached to the exterior of the building. Local and regional artists are encouraged to apply, with priority given to artists that reflect the Eastside community including artists of color, first and second generation immigrants, and Indigenous artists.

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2025 Oregon State Symposium – Save the Date

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

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