Philip Robertson is a new PNWS member who moved from New York recently and is in the process of reestablishing his sculptural career on the West Coast. His day job is as an arts educator at Catlin Gabel in Portland and his artistic passion is to involve our various cultural diversions into unifying conversation, inviting […]
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IS Day PDX 2023 was a Magical Evening!
Oh what a fun group! International Sculpture Day is a blast every year, and this year may have been the most fun of all! On April 29th we gathered at SCRAP, with many wearable sculptures partly built, and curiosity as to what they could become. As we looked though all of their cheap and quirky […]
New Work!
Making this “Wise One” has been a deepening experience. Getting up close to really see the details of this Great Horned Owl and his intense eyes, brought a sense of awe while scratching into the glass. I combined several reference photos to create this image, and visualized trees as feathers in the chest, which follow the shape of […]
Upcoming Online Workshop in May!
Upcoming Online Workshop in May! Presented by Silvera Jewelry School Explore new Ground – Enameling on Steel Forms with Alisa Looney Four Tuesdays, May 9, 2023 – May 30, 2023; 2:00PM – 5:30PM PT (Pacific Time) – Online Do you have a desire to add glass enamel imagery or marks to steel forms? Curious how to begin […]
PNWS the personal and the digital
We will always be more than what we think we are. More than what we can measure, define, value or digitize. Even while we keep finding more ways to quantify ourselves and our world, there will always be something unseen, unexpected, nuanced and absurd beyond definition about our existence. This elusive human experience can be […]
The benefits of Collabs
Phil’s new adventures in large-format wood carving
Joseph R. Conrad Passes
Joseph R. Conrad was born July 27, 1941, in Cold Spring, MN to Walter and Martha (Kloeppner) Conrad. He passed away March 7th surrounded by family.
There will be a celebration of life this summer in his sculpture garden. If you are interested in attending, please call Debi @ Conrad Stonecutter – 503-235-3644 or send us your email at info@conradstonecutter.com.
Member meeting studio tour for April 30th
Julian Voss-Andreae is hosting a PNWS studio tour/potluck at his Sellwood shop 7pm on April 30th. Please, do plan to attend the address is 8003 SE 17th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 – Map link https://tinyurl.com/22jmx6hj Julian’s sculpture is awesome, gotta see it to believe it. Check out https://julianvossandreae.com/