ed Note: A member posed a question on our email list regarding how to polish & finish a variety of stone. We thought would be a great opportunity to revisit […]
Geologist Micheal E. Yeaman presents an introduction to the series he has created regarding the science and geology of stones used in the art of sculpture to the Northwest Stone […]
Learn about Indiana Limestone from one of our resident geologists, Michael E. Yeaman. During our summer Symposia at Pilgrim Firs, NWSSA member and geologist, Michael Yeaman thought it might be […]
Soapstone has become ubiquitously used as a carving medium by beginners and experienced journeymen and journeywomen sculptors, owing to its ease of working and its brilliant finish. It can be […]
Student: Where does marble come from?Teacher: Marble comes from limestone. You could say it’s a “newer” limestone.S: What? Marble is really just a ‘newer’ limestone?T: Yes. According to the Vermont Marble Company, “the […]
Autoclaved Aerated Cement Is Coming To Silver Falls by Penelope Crittenden Carole Murphy, President of Pacific Northwest Sculptors, will be giving a workshop on Sculpting Autoclaved Aerated Cement at the Silver […]
White, creamy limestone has been a staple of Pacific Northwest sculptors since 1992 when 6 tons of Utah oolitic found its way to the Northwest Stone Sculptors 5th annual carving […]
In the book, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Michelangelo is said to have draped the David marble in damp cloth after every carving session. What was he doing? While I […]
Soapstone has become universally used as a carving medium by beginners and experienced journeymen alike, as well as those sculptors who appreciate its ease of working and its brilliant finish. […]
As an alabaster/limestone kind of person, I find the prospect of carving marble intriguing but a bit intimidating. Would I need a different set of tools, carbide or diamond for […]
If you have never been to the sandstone quarry in Tenino, Washington, think about swinging by this spring. Tenino is on old Hwy 99. Take exit 88 from I-5, about […]
Ed: this column on alabaster was last printed in Sculpture NorthWest in the March/April, 2001 issue. Bill Laprade (say it La Prawd) lives in Seattle and is a stone sculptor […]
