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Plans in progress for our first Virtual Sculpture Show

The pandemic isn’t over yet. While a few galleries are hosting shows, we plan to display our members’ work through our own virtual sculpture shows. We are initiating the process through CAFÉ, a platform many of you are already familiar with. Our tentative plan is to extend entries to the public, favoring and discounting entry […]

Recognizing International Sculpture Day 2021

In the tradition of York and Sacajawea, PNWS 2021 International Sculpture Day (IS Day) was a pioneering experience.  A conceptual theme was chosen: Unrecognized. This word came up as a conjunction of different sculptural phenomena that were hidden, undervalued, uncompensated or intentionally made less important. A portrait of York, an uncompensated American pioneer, was secretly […]

Cartoon Sculpture: A Publishing Quandary

The goal of any cartoonist is to get published. When that happens the publisher will reproduce the drawing and distribute it. Ink is cheap. Paper is flat and easy to mail or deliver otherwise. In the case of sculpture, publishing is an involved and expensive process. Think rotational and injection molding, slip casting, bronze casting, […]

The Shape of Sculpture’s Future: 3D Imagery

After years working online, up to my eyeballs in technology, I really appreciate the tactile sensation of hands-on work. It’s the fundamental connection and eye/hand coordination that I find fulfilling. However, I have not lost my fascination with what technology can do. And, since my marketing communications genes are still alive and well, I cannot […]

New Sculpture Park seeks Pacific Northwest Sculptors to Exhibit

Price Sculpture Forest on Whidbey Island near Seattle is preparing to open soon. Infrastructure is already in place, including professionally constructed walking trails, paved parking lot, utilities, security cameras, and public WiFi. The first set of sculptures was installed in the sculpture park in August. One of those sculptures has already been sold even before […]