It’s been nearly a year since becoming a board member and the president of PNW Sculptors. Launching straight from being a new-ish member to being the president was, I hear, a bit bold, but I’m so glad to have made the leap. Over the past year we’ve organized terrific opportunities for members to educate the […]
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Craig Dorety Studio Visit – What a Spectacle!
Got there early, in the rain. Wondered who would traipse through the puddles and holiday traffic to Craig’s studio. These things don’t just happen, you know. Andy Kennedy had been talking with Craig for months to arrange the studio visit. Craig’s a “big time artist” and frankly I was a bit worried about meeting him. […]
Discount for Bronze Casting Workshop – Bainbridge Island, WA
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) is excited to host Handwork Week as part of Handwork 2026, the national celebration of American craft led by PBS’s Craft in America and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. The BARN is bringing renowned artisans to their nonprofit creative education center on Bainbridge Island, WA, for an unprecedented week of intensive […]
Updated: Gathering of the Guilds 2026 Booth Registration
UPDATED; The deadline to register for a booth at next year’s Gathering of the Guilds has been extended to February 28 with no late registration penalty! Phew! SHOW DATES: April 24, 25 & 26 2026 (Friday – Sunday) LOCATION: Oregon Convention Center Hall D, Portland, Oregon We plan to have a gallery again to showcase […]
Copper leafs
A member recently expressed regret about missing my copper leaf workshop in Cannon Beach. Any PNWS member interested is more than welcome to invite themselves to my studio where I will provide the same guidance absolutely free. That said, this is a fundamentally simple technique that the metal smiths among you will find almost laughable. […]
Stormy Weather on the horizon
I am so excited that my two workshops at this weekend’s Cannon Beach Stormy Weather Festival are almost fully subscribed. I am also excited to introduce the second in my Seashores Collection Series, ‘Dark Star.” The piece is based on an absolutely gorgeous chunk of maple burl that I dug out of the discard pile […]
James Lee Hansen-A very special meeting
An interview of James Lee Hansen by Leslie Christ at James’s studio on October 19th.
Getting involved in 2026 Gathering of the Guilds
Gathering of the Guilds is a BIG event. An estimated 12,000 art-lovers come through the Oregon Convention Center, providing a great opportunity to connect. There are lots of ways to get involved. If you’re interested in volunteering, showing work in the Pacific NW Sculptors’ gallery, having your own booth space, or doing sculpture demonstrations, please […]