Mix it up. Keep the input fresh. Never accept an obvious answer. Never repeat yourself. Good enough is never good enough. Each piece is another step of the journey. Each has to move you forward.
Newsletter
Focused Interest Groups within PNWS
Recent proposals presented to the PNWS Board have prompted a revival of Focused Interest Groups (FIGs) within PNWS, previously known as special interest groups. The concept is easiest to understand thinking of sculptors that work in the same medium, trading tips on suppliers and venues that work for them, posting information about their activity and […]
Who’s Doing What: October 2022
A few examples of what members have been creating in the past month.
Newport show Title: Into the Depths
Into the Depths, is offered as a prompt for a new piece, perhaps an object of mysterious origin. Or maybe you are inspired to make a more direct statement about the oceanic setting for our show at NVAC.
Who’s Doing What: September 2022
A few examples of what members have been creating in the past month.
September Meeting at Portland ADX
Our meeting this month will take place at Art Design Xchange at 417 SE 11th Avenue, Portland.
The space is home too many creative types in many disciplines. We are invited to meet their members and see the space.
Virtual Creative Collaborations Exhibit
View the Creative Collaborations Exhibit. After months of head scratching, sketches, emails, phone calls, studio sessions and some actual work, a group of our members has completed their collaborative pieces. What you will see are individual pieces from each artist and their collaborative piece. This was our second collaborative show in recent years. The results […]
Origin of a Successful Design
Sometimes an artist’s design takes on a life of its own. For Ulrich Pakker Studios, one such design is TriElements Fountain. This is the story of how TriElements became the studio’s most oft-repeated design. Seattle’s Pioneer Cemetery approached Ulrich in 1999 to create a memorial fountain. First, he built a small model of a fountain […]