The 2025 Gathering of the Guilds is now behind us. It has been a long journey to the show that Martin Kagan started a year ago. It really took a village to pull this off. It may surprise many people that this was a big leap of faith by the PNWS board. We committed more […]
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The Value of Demonstrating
Demos do more than bring in new members…they inform and inspire. reflections from GotG
“Conjunction” by artist Gil Reynolds
“Sharing our unique sense of beauty is the responsibility of every artist,” says internationally recognized author, educator, inventor, and artist Gil Reynolds.
Volunteer Demonstrators Wanted!
PNWS is looking for volunteers to do live sculpting demonstrations at several upcoming events:
Frogwood Collab May 8th – An Artists’ Wonderland
It turns out there’s a little secret in the world of artists: art collabs. They take place all over the world, typically by invitation, with word of mouth as the main way to be “in the know.” These in-person intensive events are several days – usually with onsite meals and lodging that adds to an […]
Troutdale Arts Festival June 7, 8 – PNWS Booth
Demo your own work or help with raku firing in Troutdale, OR
President’s Message – April 2025
Thinking big – Quantum Astronaut by Julian Voss-Andreae in Palm Springs as part of the lead-up to his solo show at Hohmann Fine Arts in April.
Confronting Fascism
I have more attention freed up, since retiring from the PNWS Board of directors, just in time to see the US Federal government take a really bad turn. Chaos, destruction and cruelty are spewing forth from our government’s Executive branch, at a pace and scale, leaving most of us wondering WTF is happening? […]