Celebrating IS Day April 29th, 2023, You are invited to join other PNWS Members crafting Wearable Art at SCRAP (1736 SW Alder street, Portland). We’ll be bringing our creations out to several locations in downtown after using the classroom/workspace at SCRAP, between 4;30 and 6;30pm. You are encouraged to bring a plan or work in progress to complete during our time at SCRAP. There will be plenty of cheap and quirky art materials available. RSVP Bob Deasy or Andy Kennedy
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Who’s Doing What: March 2023
A few examples of what members have been creating in the past month.
Member meetup and Studio tour March 29
On March 29th at 7PM we will meeting with Patrick Gracewood at his studio located at 4920 NE 55th Ave – Google Maps. Patrick describes himself: “As an artist, I carve space, materials, and time. For over twenty years, I designed and created architectural ornament for new buildings and restored historic terra-cotta facades. This professional […]
PNWS material and intangible
There’s a transformation that happens within us as we transform raw materials into something meaningful. Sculpting can open an experience of discovery and wonder
Coming to the Southeast Portland’s Goat Blocks in early summer
Hopscotch, an interactive art installation, is set to take up a 23,000-square-foot space in Southeast Portland’s Goat Blocks. San Antonio, Texas, is the current home to the art experience, and Portland will be its second location. Like the original location, the Portland Hopscotch will feature local, national and international artists, creating what co-founder Nicole Jensen calls […]
The Rewards of Transition
There’s nothing more boring or less productive than stasis. Movement, whether in the stock market or the art market is an opportunity to gain something. Transitions are times of movement. As PNWS transitions
Becoming PNWS President
The goal as President of PNWS is to think well about each Member and about the group as a whole, with the underlying challenge: to relax, be authentically myself, among my peers while I’m doing those Presidential things. There’s a kind of tightrope walk of bringing lightness into a serious situation. I’m another sculptor like […]
Retrospective…Claudia Star Carter
A retrospective of Claudia’s sculpture can be seen through the month of February, (Black History Month)