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Sculptors Near Me – How Collaboration makes us all better sculptors

Perhaps the most valuable feature of a group as diverse as ours is that we’re such a diverse group. Every meeting I’ve attended has resulted in some insight, recommendation, introduction, new product idea, new connection that I had not expected from someone I had not known before. Networks like ours are rich with opportunities like […]

Filed Under: Activities, Blog, Education, Events, Members, Newsletter, Sculptor Tagged With: call for artists, Chas Martin, Collaboration, member meeting, Sculptors, volunteers Author: Chas Martin

Questions on Art, Commerce, and Eternity

Gandhara Devotional Figure

I didn’t expect much of this condo estate sale. A friend wanted some advice about sculpture included in the estate. Expecting some Hummel figurines, I was astounded to see three beautiful stone carvings. Not just beautiful, old. Old as in ANCIENT. Two Buddhas and a devotional figure from Gandhara. 1500 to 1700 years old. Gandhara […]

Filed Under: Blog, Members, Reviews, Sculptor Tagged With: Ancient Art, Antique, Buddha, Carving, Estate Sale, Gandhara, Patrick Gracewood, Religious Art, Stone Sculpture Author: Patrick Gracewood

Giacometti – Charioteers Rolling in the Money

Robert McWilliams sculpture, Spoon Charioteer

A hundred and one million dollars is a lot of money but that’s what hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen paid in 2015 for Alberto Giacometti’s sculpture, The Chariot. Giacometti was a multifaceted artist who achieved his greatest recognition for his freakishly elongated spider-like human figures. A prominent existentialist philosopher explained Giacometti’s figures as depicting […]

Filed Under: Blog, Journal, Material-Media, Members, Newsletter, Sculptor Tagged With: Alberto Giacometti, Carving, pricing, Robert McWilliams, Sculpture, spoon carving, whittling Author: Robert McWilliams

Common Sculpture Tools – Orange Plastic Bowl

Pacific Northwest Sculptors member Andy Kennedy's orange plastic bowl.

Pacific Northwest Sculptors member Andy Kennedy’s thoughts on unique materials and tools in installation art.

Filed Under: Blog, Material-Media, Members, Process, Sculptor Tagged With: Amber Metz, Andy Kennedy, Collaboration, conceptual art, found objects, Installation Art, International Sculpture Day, tools Author: Jessica Stroia

The Shapes of Cars at the Portland Art Museum

1937 Talbot-Lago 150c SS

A review of the 2018 classic car exhibit “The Shape of Speed” through the lens of a sculptor, by Pacific Northwest Sculptors member George Heath.

Filed Under: Blog, Reviews Tagged With: Classic Cars, Design, George Heath, Museum Exhibit, Portland Art Museum Author: George Heath

How to photograph sculpture for the web

An article by Pacific Northwest Sculptors member George Heath on how to photograph sculpture for the web and edit the images.

Filed Under: Blog, Education Tagged With: Educational, George Heath, How-To, Photography Author: George Heath

To Tomorrow and Back – A public art installation in Shanghai

A public art installation in Shanghai I’ve done the trip into tomorrow 4 times now. And by the trip into tomorrow, I mean a flight across the International Date Line to Asia. This trip was for a public art installation – to install a show for artist Jim Campbell from San Francisco. In fact, all […]

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Events Archive, Members, Reviews, Sculptor Tagged With: Contemporary Art, Craig Dorety, Installation Art, Technology Art, Travel Author: Craig Dorety

Portland Winter Light Festival promotes art in public spaces

George Heath The Portland Winter Light Festival is going as I write this. Last year we chickened out due to rain. This year we did not. The Max line is not far from here and there is a stop right in the center of the activity. The Portland Opera was singing on the Portland Spirit […]

Filed Under: Blog, Reviews Tagged With: Collaboration, events, George Heath, Installation Art, light sculpture, public art, reviews Author: George Heath

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