About twenty Pacific Northwest Sculptors group members and guests gathered at the home of fellow sculptor Andy Kennedy and his partner Stephanie Buddenbaum on the evening of October 19th for the group’s monthly informal get-together. A different member artist hosts the gathering each month. The potluck affair began with time to get reacquainted before everyone […]
Archives for 2017
Newport Visual Arts Center Opening Draws Crowd
Friday, Sept. 8, was a big day in Newport for members of Pacific Northwest Sculptors. That afternoon, the Newport Visual Arts Center, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, welcomed the pubic to “Variety of Visions: Work from the Pacific Northwest Sculptors.” Sculptures in a wide range of media by 27 PNWS members were on display at the […]
Kinetic Light Sculptures Showcased at Member Meeting
The approximately 20 people who attended the July 20th PNWS members and guests meeting at the home studio of PNWS member Craig Dorety saw the light. And then they saw the raw materials and then the tools. They learned how this engineering graduate and artist uses innovative technology to make mesmerizing and thought-provoking kinetic light […]
Rick Gregg Steel Sculpture Turns Up At Portland Estate Auction
A Portland woman attending an estate auction came home with much more than she bargained for recently when she bought a small and very distinctive steel sculpture. Past PNWS President Carole Murphy was contacted by the woman who purchased a 12-inch steel sculpture that turned out to be the work of the late PNWS member […]
Portland Sculptor Julian Voss-Andreae at Georgia Tech
A larger-than-life bronze sculpture of a female form by Portland sculptor and PNWS board member Julian Voss-Andreae was installed recently on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. The sculpture is notable not only for its artistic merit but also because, according to Voss-Andreae, it was “fully 3-D printed” over about 10,000 […]
Myles de Bastion Sculpts with Light – Interactive Art Installations
About 25 PNWS members and guests gathered at the southeast Portland studio of PNWS member and board director Shelly Durica-Laiche on June 15 for an evening of connection and exploration of another artist’s interactive art installations. In a departure from the usual format of these events, Durica-Laiche chose not to share her work, but, instead, […]
Dave Gonzo Draws Sculptors Curious About Torch Welding Sculpture
PNWS members gathered at the studio of Dave Gonzo for a hands-on experience with torch welding sculpture. The Saturday event was the monthly meeting of PNWS members and guests hosted each month at a different member’s studio. The hosting member usually discusses his or her work and demonstrates how they work. After an opening social […]
Portland Celebrates International Sculpture Day 2017
Pacific Northwest Sculptors’ second annual celebration of International Sculpture Day on April 21 and 22 in Portland was an unqualified success, judging from comments after the event by its organizers, participants and guests. Hosted at three neighboring venues in Southeast Portland’s Sellwood District and billed as “ International Sculpture Day PDX 2017, 3D Alchemy: Fusing […]