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Mask Making with Russ Ford

I will begin with the fact that the last time I worked with clay was in grade school so it was with both excitement and trepidation that I signed up for the workshop. The first day was at the Oregon Society of Artist classroom with Russ. There were over 14 people in the room ! […]

Filed Under: Activities, Blog, Education, Events Past, February 2023 Newsletter, Members Author: Bob Deasy

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Members, Process Tagged With: Andy Kennedy, clay studio, Julian Voss-Andreae, Meditation, Sculpture process Author: Andy Kennedy

Spatial Relations: Seeing 3D Form in the Void

Chas Martin - 3D Form - July 2020 - PNWS

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Process Tagged With: 3d form, Chas Martin, Sculpture process, Sculpture Technique Author: Chas Martin

Bronze Sculptor Shifts Gears to Explore Collaborative Opportunities

Martin Eichinger - Bronze Sculptor - Nov 2019 - PNWS

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Process, Sculptor Tagged With: bronze sculptor, Burning Man, Collaborative Opportunities, collaborators, Light Blades, Martin Eichinger, narrative bronzes, Oregon State Pavilion, The Geode Author: Martin Eichinger

Teaching Sculpting Workshops– One Sculptor’s Dilemma

Michele Collier - Teaching Sculpting Workshops - Sept 2019

I taught four sculpting workshops this year and did a lot of driving to get to those places. Of course, I planned my workshops to put me in the right place for social events with friends and family. I taught my last class locally at The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Otis, Oregon. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education Tagged With: Michele Collier, sculpting workshops, sculpture class, sculpture workshops, The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Author: Michele Collier

Sculpture Process: The Green Man from Sketch to Finished Sculpture

Patrick Gracewood - June 2019 -Green Man Process - 5

As a gardener, I’ve been cultivating plants for 60 years. As a sculptor, I’ve been researching the Green Man in books, museums, and churches. A current project which employs the sculpture process combines these interests into designs for a bronze fountain featuring the Green Man. My drawings confirmed an idea I’ve had that sculpture comes […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Process, Sculptor Tagged With: Inami International Sculpture Camp, Patrick Gracewood, Sculpture process, wood carving Author: Patrick Gracewood

Wood Sculpture Techniques at the Portland Japanese Garden

Wood Sculpture Techniques at the Portland Japanese Garden - May 2019

My art tells stories, my collaborator is wood. In my current series, I recycle construction debris, coaxing these manufactured shapes into revealing their natural irregularities. I work with cross-sections of wood and pay special attention to the grain and texture. With certain wood sculpture techniques, the history of the tree becomes an integral part of […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Material-Media, Process, Sculptor Tagged With: Patrick Gracewood, Portland Japanese Garden, Wood Sculpture, Wood Sculpture Techniques Author: Patrick Gracewood

How To Create A Video Of Your Sculpture

Patrick Gracewood - Create a Video of Your Sculpture

A video of your sculpture is a tremendous way to introduce your sculpture to the world. There’s a very real chance that more people will see your art via video and the internet than will ever see it in real life. While working on a public art commission for TriMet, I had both the opportunity […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Process Tagged With: Create a video, how to take a video of sculpture, Patrick Gracewood, video, video editing, Video of Sculpture, video shoot, videographer Author: Patrick Gracewood

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