I love fall. The shapes and colors of a changing season. The relief of cooler nights. The energy of kids at bus stops, backpacks nearly toppling over the smallest children. The sense of a changing – molting? – world gets me every time. And in the fall particularly a sense of melancholy slips in behind […]
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Upcoming September Events
Monday, September 1st: Last day of Art in the Pearl
Wednesday, September 10th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation Online
Sunday, September 14th 2:00 – 5:00pm: Celebration of Life for Bill Leigh
Saturday, September 20th 3:00 – 6:00pm: Monthly Potluck at Carrie Allen’s Yurt in Estacada
Tuesday, September 23rd 7:00 – 8:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting Online
2025 Vancouver Art & Music Festival
Pacific NW Sculptors engaged the many Vancouver Art & Music Festival attendees with sculpture demonstrations and dramatic raku ceramic firing
THE MAGIC LEAKY CANOE with Wasco Medicine Chief Ken Smith, live music by POCKET
Presented by Todji Kurtzman Sculpture: All ages: Come join us on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM for a magical evening of sculpture, live music, and local history of the ancestral Native American ferry system as told by 92 year old Wasco Medicine Chief Ken Smith, sharing his wisdom, knowledge and stories. Todji Kurtzman […]
Home & Garden Show 2026
Portland Spring Home & Garden Show is scheduled for February 26 – March 1, 2026 at the Portland Expo Center , 2060 N Marine Dr Once again we will have the 25′ by 100′ “gallery space. If you interested in being part of the team that setups and coordinates the show then please send a […]
Celebration of Life – Bill Leigh
In August, Bill Leigh passed away peacefully at his home, supported by friends and family. A member of PNWS since 2015 and a recent board member, Bill will be dearly missed. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday, September 14th at his home from 2 – 5 p.m. Words seem inadequate for the […]
President’s Message – August 2025
August, for me, brings another birthday and another chance for introspection, future plans, and gratitude. I’ll start with future plans. Finish more art (including the glass piece pictured here) I’m good at learning from explorations with materials and concepts. But…not great at getting pieces over the finish line. I can do better. Put myself out […]
July Potluck Review
Initially planned as a studio tour at Bill Leigh’s, personal issues required a last-minute change. We shifted gears and met at Leslie’s lovely home in Gladstone, OR, a welcoming and inviting space along the Clackamas River. The beginning of the meeting was spent catching up, talking about current interests and projects, as well as grazing […]