Our January Potluck and Studio Tour will be hosted by Jonas Hartley, a sculptor known for his bold, mythical paper-mâché creations, in his downtown Portland studio.
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Calls for Artists – February 2026
There are a lot of great opportunities this month. Thanks to our hard-working volunteers Sandra Vise, Terry Cook and Alisa Looney, for all their hard work to research all these great opportunities! Check below for details Call for artists February 2026 Late opportunity Vancouver Arts and Music Festival Art Exhibit 2026
President’s Message December 2025
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 […]
Notes from the editor
Hello and Good day. In my reading I have come across some items which I hope you will find interesting reading Here is a nice article about studios. “Is there even an ideal studio setup we should all be aspiring to? Traditionally, we tend to value centrally located studios with pristine white walls, even lighting […]
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 […]
President’s Message – November 2025
The world is a dark place, my friends. No, I’m not veering into political commentary. It’s literally dark outside. Ever-shortening days and rainy, overcast skies leave me craving more light. And while the child in me seeks the comfort of candles, of cozy Danish hygge-style light, the adult in me craves BIG, dramatic “Be gone […]
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 […]