A space for possibilities opened up when an anonymous sculptor installed a portrait of an American Pioneer on Mt. Tabor…
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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 […]
Alisa Looney and Wade Womack
Oregon Artists Alisa Looney, and Wade Womack have been creating art together…
Space is the Place
Reflections on Meditation and Sculpture Process Recently, my meditation practice expanded into my clay studio. There was a spontaneous notion to stop all action, pause every agenda, and sit in the middle of the floor. It was almost surprising how easy it was to do in that fairly busy place. There are hundreds of ceramic […]
Spatial Relations: Seeing 3D Form in the Void
Humans have a natural ability to see and recognize things. You see something and your brain immediately matches the image to a pattern you’ve seen before. You recognize the object. It’s 3D form. Comprehension is complete. Congratulations. You’ve recognized the object and completely missed the space – the invisible element of the image. Space is […]
Ben Sams – A Nearly Forgotten Genius in Modern Ceramic Sculpture
Reprint of Zig Lambo’s article from the Art and Museum magazine spring 2019
Bronze Sculptor Shifts Gears to Explore Collaborative Opportunities
Many PNWS members know me as a bronze sculptor involved exclusively with narrative bronzes. But there is another side bubbling up that wants to be more aggressive about other creative forms. Before I went full-tilt into using the figure to tell stories and convey emotions I was producing abstract work in all sorts of mediums […]
Local Sculptors Attend 29th International Sculpture Center Conference
The Multifaceted Maker: An incredible adventure into the work and minds of both International and local sculptors! Alisa Looney Although I have been an ISC Member for many years, I had the privilege of attending my first ISC Conference this October, in Portland, Oregon! As a local sculptor, it was incredible to meet so many […]