Pacific Northwest Sculptors

Sculpture by Carole Murphy

This show highlights some of Carole’s newest works along with the sculptures of 12 of her students!   The show runs through the month of August with the opening reception on the ‘Last Thursday’, July 29th, 6pm, 2215 NE Alberta St. 503 493 1909  

All sculptures are created from a “green” building material that is even better put to work as a sculpture medium, aerated cement.

This is a unique opportunity to view a teachers art juxaposed with her students works and to see the diversity of form  available in aerated cement. 

Visit Carole’s web site to see more of her art at: http://carolemurphy.com/

Artist’s Showing will be (in no particular order):Denice Miller, Carol Baker, Jamie Rogers, Willy Paul, Kris Paul, Eileen Holzman, Janice L. Leader, Mark McGrath,  Melissa Burke, Kevin Poe, Jenny Stoffel and Judy Ilg.

Sculpture by Willy Paul

Sculpture by Mark Mcgrath

Sculpture by Eileen Holzman

Sculpture by Judy Ilg

Scultpure by Jenny Stoffel

Sculpting on a sunny day at Evergreen Aviation

Contributed by Susan Gallacher-Turner

Torches were lit. Cement dust was flying. Wax was melting on the pancake griddle. Glue was drying and screening was bent into shape as seven members of the guild demonstrated their work at Evergreen Aviation on Saturday, July 10^th.

Carole Murphy worked on her cement sculpture and encouraged visitors to try their hand at sculpting this unique material.

Carole Murphy at Evergreen Aviation

Rick Gregg and Lyn Simon shared torches under one tent.  Rick Gregg demonstrated his sculptural metal welding while Lyn Simon showed all the different patina colorations on steel and copper.   

Rick Gregg at Evergreen Aviation

Lyn Simon at Evergreen Aviation

In another tent, Renee Oberdorf melted different colors of wax on a pancake griddle, and then painted in layers on a wood background demonstrating the sculptural qualities of encaustic. 

Renee Oberdorf at Evergreen Aviation

Fortunato Ramirez dipped paper in glue and placed it in layers on large glass circles which he uses as molds for his paper mache’ sculptures. 

Fortunato Ramirez and Carole Murhpy

Susan Gallacher-Turner bent screening and pushed into copper sheeting to demonstrate her sculptural mask making and copper repousse’ work.  Inside the IMAX building, Stephan Seable set up a children’s clay area, where he worked with young visitors introducing them to his favorite sculpture medium. 

Susan Gallacher-Turner at Evergreen Aviation

It was a sunny Saturday, a little windy, a little warm, but still good weather for demonstrating. If you’ve never done a demonstration before, give it a try next time the chance comes up.  It’s a great way to show and tell people about your work, get to know other artists in the guild and learn some new techniques, too. The demos were done in conjunction with the PNWS group show at Evergreen Aviation IMAX building.  The show runs through July 19^th on the second floor and is open during IMAX hours.  And it’s free.

Carole Turner will be a guest artist and instructor at the 23^rd Northwest Stone Sculptors Association’s International Stone Carving Symposium in Arlington, Washington, taking place July 10-18, 2010. 

Carole Turner sculpting in Egypt

If you are a stone carver – or are interested in becoming one – you won’t want to miss this annual event.  About 100 sculptors, many very experienced carvers and some absolute beginners, will take over the field at beautiful Camp Brotherhood, filling it with art and chips of stone and laughter.  You can come for a day or stay for the whole session.

Bring your canopy, tools, stone, and equipment or buy what you need from the great vendors there.  You’ll be inspired by the interesting workshop classes that take place every day, and there is a lot more to learn just by watching your fellow sculptors.

Various lodging options are available or you can bring a tent and camp.  There’s always a campfire late into the night with people around it.  All meals are provided and dining is a social event in itself.

Sculptor's Camp

The days start with a hearty breakfast in the lodge, then at 9 a.m. the power is turned on in the field and carving begins for some as others attend classes, as they wish.  At noon a catered lunch is served at the pavilion on the field.  At 1 p.m. everyone heads back to work until time to get ready for dinner, which is served at Warren Hall.  After dinner there are various events, usually followed by conversations around the fire pits or on the deck of the lodge.  Many like to get up early for morning walks along the creek to find stones.

A highpoint of the week is the Scholarship Auction Thursday, July 16.  It’s always a lot of fun and it helps to fund work study and scholarship positions for new and emerging artists.  You’ll be amazed and amused at what you can find there.  And a little liquid encouragement adds entertaining fuel to the bidding fire.

On Saturday, July 17th, we set up our out- door art gallery, Sculpture on the Meadow. It is an opportunity to show your work. Everyone is encouraged to bring a piece to display.

See www.nwssa.org for description of classes, more information, and registration.

Brochure

http://nwssa.org/images/stories/announcements/nwssa_brox.pdf

Ok, so the show has ended but the wineries are still there so I’m leaving this post for those of you that might want a easy quick trip to the wine country:

Traveling from Portland to the PNWS Aviation Museum sculpture show brings you within 5 miles of 100 wineries tucked into the hills and back country of Yamhill county.  Here are 3 excellent wineries  directly on the route that will leave you with a sense of having visited the wine country with little detour from your true destination.  Each winery Continue Reading »

Todji on GLOBO News Brazil

Todji recently participated in the Nova Terra Festival in Brazil. His 7-foot tall sculpture “MINOTAURA”, and the festival were featured on Brazilian Globo Morning News. 

The festival’s mission is to grow community, and exchange learning between indigenous Americans and the public. The intent of the festival is to expand ecological consciousness, inspired by the teachings of nature centered spiritual traditions. 

Indigenous Americans from North, Central and South America were featured guests, speakers, and demonstrators of their cultural heritages. Traditional music, dance, art, habitat, and lifestyle, were blended with contemporary topics providing a rich mixture of the joys of life. 

Musicians, artists, healers, diverse spiritual practitioners and the public participated including Brazilian pop superstar, Jorge Ben Jor, as the headlining act.  “I have immensely enjoyed the music of Jorge Ben Jor for years. It was an honor to exhibit my sculpture in the same venue” says Todji. 

Cutting and assembling fallen hardwoods on locations for "MINOTAURA"

Sculpture was used at the festival to represent the four elements. Todji’s sculpture represented the Earth element. Appropriately, the sculpture was built from a fallen tree, earth clay, copper, and with seeds to grow a new vision. 

Todji working with Eugenio on legs and sculpting with local clay

Brazilian hardwoods found on the ground were used to form the legs and foot pads. Todji built the legs with the help of his festival neighbor Eugenio; also a professional sculptor.  The leg pieces were joined using ancient mortise and tenon techniques and pinned with carved dowels.  Curvaceous body, feet, and other elements were formed using earth clay with fiber and seeds. Todji sculpture "MINOTAURA" at Nova Terra Festival